The Otto-Eldred Terrors will head out to face off against the Coudersport Falcons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Otto-Eldred easily dispatched Hinsdale Central on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Terrors fell just short of Northern Potter by a score of 8-6 on Tuesday.
Ryan Schenfield made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Sheeler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Coudersport made easy work of Smethport on Tuesday and carried off an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Falcons, who have now won five games by six runs or more so far this season.
Gavin Roessner was a standout: he got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Luke Fowler, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and two RBI.
Coudersport always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Coudersport's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-4. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Otto-Eldred, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Otto-Eldred has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 6.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Coudersport struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.7 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Otto-Eldred suffered a grim 19-4 defeat to Coudersport in their previous meeting on April 8th. Can the Terrors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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