The Elmwood Royals are taking a road trip to square off against the Leipsic Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Elmwood's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Leipsic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Elmwood and Otsego meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Tuesday. The Royals fell 5-1 to the Knights. The match marked the Royals' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Zackery Gross made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, one double, and one RBI. Peyton Schafer also deserves some recognition as he got his first hits of the season.
Meanwhile, Leipsic made easy work of Ottoville on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 victory. With that win, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Nick Schroeder, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Niese, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and two RBI.
Leipsic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.2.
Leipsic's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-4. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Elmwood, their loss dropped their record down to 8-3.
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