Otsego and Eastwood are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Otsego Knights will head out on the road to face off against the Eastwood Eagles at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Otsego is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Otsego fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Oak Harbor on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 7-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rockets. Otsego's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Otsego saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler O'Brien, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eastwood had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Bulldogs.
Otsego's defeat dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Eastwood, they pushed their record up to 17-2 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Otsego was able to grind out a solid victory over Eastwood when the teams last played back in April, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Otsego 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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