The Windsor Yellowjackets will head out on the road to square off against the Otter Valley Otters at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Windsor has given up an average of 13.5 runs per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Windsor is headed into Saturday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Wednesday. They lost 16-5 to Burr & Burton.
Tristen Merrill was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Otter Valley faced Rutland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Otters' pitcher stepped up to hand the Raiders a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Otters have won five matches by more than six runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Jackson Howe, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Rutland off the board. Howe has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Nolan Tripp, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Max Potter was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Otter Valley was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
The victory got Otter Valley back to even at 7-7. As for Windsor, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Windsor might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Otter Valley in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Yellowjackets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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