The Otsego Knights will head out to take on the Maumee Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Otsego knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Maumee likes a good challenge.
Otsego barely beat Rossford the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Knights put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 11-3 victory on Monday. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Maumee fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Lake on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Flyers by a score of 6-5. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Julia Coutcher put in work while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over seven innings pitched. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Coutcher wasn't the only one making solid contact as seven players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Taryn Pyle, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Taylor Smith was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Otsego's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Maumee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-6.
Otsego came up short against Maumee in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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