The Ottawa Hills Green Bears will head out on the road to take on the Elmwood Royals at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Ottawa Hills is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Ottawa Hills can't be too worried about heading out to take on Elmwood: they just beat Whiteford at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. The Green Bears walked away with a 7-3 win over the Bobcats on Thursday. That's two games straight that the Green Bears have won by exactly four runs.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Elmwood's offense. They fell just short of Patrick Henry by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Zackery Gross spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Elmwood saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landon Snow, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Elmwood's loss dropped their record down to 14-5. As for Ottawa Hills, their victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1.
Everything went Ottawa Hills' way against Elmwood in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Ottawa Hills made off with an 8-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Green Bears 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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