Maumee hasn't had much luck against Perrysburg recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Panthers will venture away from home to take on the Yellow Jackets at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Maumee 2.5, Perrysburg 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Maumee's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over Bowsher.
Meanwhile, Perrysburg didn't have quite enough to beat Ottawa Hills on Friday and fell 4-3.
Perrysburg got a good showing from Preston Faris, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Faris has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Brayden Heitmeyer and Ryan Rettig stepped up to the plate in a big way. Heitmeyer went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI, while Rettig went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Heitmeyer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Maumee is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for Perrysburg, their loss dropped their record down to 16-8.
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