The Wauseon Indians will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Edon Bombers at 5:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Wauseon has three straight wins, Edon has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Last Tuesday, Wauseon was able to grind out a solid victory over Holgate, taking the game 7-4.
Meanwhile, Edon came up short against Swanton on Thursday and fell 8-4.
Kyler Sapp put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and five unearned) runs off seven hits. Sapp has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Sapp was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Sapp wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Christian Owens, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI. Owens has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Edon didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Swanton only tossed five.
Wauseon's win bumped their record up to 7-9. As for Edon, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
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