On Wednesday, it was close, but the Van Buren Black Knights sidestepped the Ottawa-Glandorf Titans for a 2-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Van Buren.
For Ottawa-Glandorf's part, Austin Koch was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. Koch has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ottawa-Glandorf saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jayden Stechshulte, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Van Buren pushed their record up to 20-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Ottawa-Glandorf, they are on a 13-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Van Buren will be playing at home against Fostoria at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Ottawa-Glandorf does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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