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| 04/29/25 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/24/24 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 05/05/23 - Home | 4-3 W |
| 04/22/22 - Away | 6-2 W |
| 04/12/19 - Neutral | 10-1 W |
| + 3 more games |
Van Wert's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Memorial Roughriders by a score of 5-2. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Roughriders recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Hayden Davis spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits.
On the hitting side, Van Wert's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Griffin McCracken, who went 1-for-3 with two runs. Another was Cam Werts, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one run.
Van Wert hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their strikeout total in three consecutive matchups.
Van Wert's record is now 6-4. As for Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 8-4.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Van Wert will face off against rival Ottawa-Glandorf at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.5, the Titans 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Memorial is set to challenge their familiar foe Elida at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Roughriders 3.9, the Bulldogs 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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