Ottawa Hills dropped their record down to 15-3 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They came up short against the St. Francis de Sales Knights, falling 8-0. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Green Bears' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
As for St. Francis de Sales, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. The result was nothing new for St. Francis de Sales, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
For St. Francis de Sales' part, Conor Lutz looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lutz has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two hits in ten consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Nick Hood was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. St. Francis de Sales is undefeated when Hood posts two or more runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brady Mitchey, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one RBI.
Ottawa Hills and St. Francis de Sales should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Green Bears will square off against Bowling Green at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (73 vs. 291). Meanwhile, St. Francis de Sales (ranked 36th) will meet Perkins (ranked 148th) at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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