Botkins came into their game on Tuesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-3 to the Fort Loramie Redskins. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Redskins this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-1 on April 2nd.
Hudson Meyer
| 04/06/26 @ Fairlawn | 3 |
| 04/04/26 vs Ridgemont | 3 |
| 04/28/26 vs Fort Loramie | 2 |
| 04/04/26 vs Ridgemont | 2 |
| 03/31/26 @ Ansonia | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
Elijah Schuller and Hudson Meyer stepped up to the plate in a big way. Schuller went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double, while Meyer went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Meyer has become a key player for Botkins: the team is 4-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-7 otherwise.
Botkins has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-8 record this season. As for Fort Loramie, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
Coming up, Botkins will challenge Fairlawn at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Jets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.3 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Fort Loramie, they will head out to face off against St. Henry at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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