The Botkins Trojans will head out to challenge the Houston Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Botkins couldn't beat Russia on Monday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Trojans came up short against the Raiders, falling 17-7. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Elijah Schuller stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI. Hudson Meyer was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Houston came up short against Lehman Catholic on Tuesday and fell 6-1.
Botkins' loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Houston, they dropped their record down to 4-15 with the defeat, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Everything went Botkins' way against Houston in their previous meeting back in April, as Botkins made off with a 6-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans 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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