The Coudersport Falcons will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Otto-Eldred Terrors at 4:30 p.m. Coudersport will be strutting in after a victory while Otto-Eldred will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Coudersport beat Smethport 9-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for Coudersport.
Mason Roessner and Gavyn Ayers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Roessner pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Meanwhile, Ayers pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Roessner scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Ayers went 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Mitchell Taylor was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Dylan Howard, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Otto-Eldred's 13-6 record from last season is now well into the rear view mirror after another tough outing. They fell 9-4 to Cameron County on Tuesday. Otto-Eldred has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Shane Magee made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Manning Splain, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Coudersport pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs per game. As for Otto-Eldred, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
Coudersport couldn't quite finish off Otto-Eldred when the teams last played back in May of 2023 and fell 2-0. Thankfully for Coudersport, Max Splain (who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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