Upper Sandusky waltzed into their game on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Buckeye Central Bucks as they made off with a 16-1 victory. That's more bragging rights for the Rams, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Josh Heilman made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Kaleb Francis
| 05/09/25 vs Buckeye Central | 3 |
| 04/27/24 vs New Riegel | 2 |
| 03/26/24 vs Carey | 2 |
| 05/08/25 @ Bucyrus | 1 |
| 04/30/25 vs Mohawk | 1 |
In other batting news, Upper Sandusky let Kaleb Francis and David Gibson run wild. Francis went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Gibson went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Those three RBI gave Francis a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Justin Heilman, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Upper Sandusky hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least five batters in ten consecutive contests.
Upper Sandusky's record is now 13-3. As for Buckeye Central, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-9.
Upper Sandusky will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Bucks: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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