The Otsego Knights will venture away from home to take on the Genoa Area Comets at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Otsego's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Genoa Area's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Otsego took a 15-run defeat the last time they faced off against Bryan, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Knights never let the Golden Bears get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory on Saturday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Knights.
Not much got past Keegan Mentrek, who gave up just four hits to keep Bryan off the board.
At the plate, Otsego saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bodde Simon, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, Genoa Area came up short against Archbold on Saturday and fell 6-3. The loss continues a trend for the Comets in their meetings with the Blue Streaks: they've now lost three in a row.
Otsego's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Genoa Area, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Otsego came out on top in a nail-biter against Genoa Area when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Knights 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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