The Crestview Knights will head out on the road to take on the Van Wert Cougars at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Van Wert took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Crestview, who comes in off a win.
Crestview is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Columbus Grove 10-2 on Monday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Knights' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
Meanwhile, Van Wert fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Celina on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 10-5 to the Bulldogs. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Easton Putman was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Camdyn Werts made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.
Van Wert now has a losing record of 5-6. As for Crestview, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-7.
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