Otis has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Stratton Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Otis' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Stratton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Otis had to settle for a 9-8 defeat against Akron. The loss was Otis' first of the season.
Tayte Smith was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. Smith is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's stolen at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Another player making a difference was Erick Thorn, who scored a run while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Stratton can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Tuesday. They never let Granada onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Stratton.
Stratton got a massive performance out of Jose Gallardo, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Gage Levin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Having lost for the first time this season, Otis fell to 4-1. As for Stratton, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Everything went Otis' way against Stratton when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Otis made off with a 9-3 win. Will Otis repeat their success, or does Stratton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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