The Van Buren Black Knights will face off against the Upper Sandusky Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Upper Sandusky will take on a team with plenty of momentum: Van Buren extended their winning streak to six on Wednesday. The Black Knights were the clear victors by a 16-2 margin over Ada. The Black Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Upper Sandusky got the win against Seneca East on Wednesday by a conclusive 16-5. The Rams have beaten the Tigers the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Kasen Gottfried, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh Heilman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Upper Sandusky was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive matchups.
Van Buren's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Upper Sandusky, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Everything went Van Buren's way against Upper Sandusky when the teams last played back in May of 2018, as Van Buren made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Black Knights repeat their success, or do the Rams have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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