LaSalle-Peru and Ottawa are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers will head out on the road to square off against the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
LaSalle-Peru's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Sycamore on Monday. They fell just short of the Spartans by a score of 1-0. The shutout was out of character for LaSalle-Peru seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Ottawa had to settle for a 5-3 loss against Morris on Monday.
LaSalle-Peru's defeat dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Ottawa, their loss dropped their record down to 16-10.
Everything went LaSalle-Peru's way against Ottawa when the teams last played back in April as LaSalle-Peru made off with a 10-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for LaSalle-Peru since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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