The Liberty-Benton Eagles are taking a road trip to take on the Upper Sandusky Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Liberty-Benton's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Upper Sandusky's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Liberty-Benton was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne Trace, taking the game 5-1.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Upper Sandusky ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Elida 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rams.
Upper Sandusky saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kasen Gottfried, who went 2-for-4 with one run.
Liberty-Benton is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Upper Sandusky, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4.
Liberty-Benton skirted past Upper Sandusky 5-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad 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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