Otter Valley faced Rutland in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. The Otters never let the Raiders get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Otters might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by seven runs or more this season.
Not much got past Jackson Howe, who gave up just three hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Rutland off the board. Howe also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Otter Valley is 6-2 when he allows at most one earned run, but 1-5 otherwise.
| 05/29/25 vs Rutland | 2 |
| 05/27/25 @ Burr & Burton | 1 |
| 05/16/25 vs Brattleboro | 0 |
| 04/14/25 @ Windsor | 2 |
On the hitting side, Nolan Tripp was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Max Potter, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
The win got Otter Valley back to even at 7-7. As for Rutland, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-7.
Coming up, Otter Valley will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Windsor at 11:00 a.m. The Yellowjackets have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13.45 runs per game on average), something the Otters will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Rutland, they will head out on the road to challenge Brattleboro at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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