Baseball Game Preview: Quincy Jackrabbits vs. Othello Huskies

The Quincy Jackrabbits will head out on the road to take on the Othello Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.

Quincy took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They put the hurt on Cascade with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Jackrabbits considering their two-run performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Othello waltzed into their contest on Saturday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Greyhounds get on the board and left with a 13-0 victory. That looming 13-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Huskies yet this season.

Xzyyvn Martinez made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, Othello got a big performance out of Jordan Montemayor, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Zayvier Olazcon was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.

Othello always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .613. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .538 or higher in three consecutive matches.

Othello pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Quincy, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 2-5.

Quincy came up short against Othello when the teams last played back in April of 2019, falling 5-0. Can the Jackrabbits avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.