The Colonel Crawford Eagles will face off against the Upper Sandusky Rams at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Colonel Crawford has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Lucas hit Colonel Crawford with a ten-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Cubs, falling 15-3. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Cubs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Upper Sandusky). They were the clear victors by a 16-5 margin over Seneca East on Wednesday. The Rams have beaten the Tigers the last six times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Tigers has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Kasen Gottfried, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Josh Heilman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Upper Sandusky was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in eight consecutive contests.
Upper Sandusky's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Colonel Crawford, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8.
Colonel Crawford suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Upper Sandusky in their previous meeting on April 9th. Will the Eagles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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