The Elmwood Royals will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Perrysburg Yellow Jackets at 5:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Elmwood lost 8-2 to Ottawa Hills on Wednesday.
Elmwood saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Armbruster, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Andrew Holland, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Perrysburg lost 11-2 to Anthony Wayne on Wednesday. Perrysburg has not had much luck with Anthony Wayne recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Elmwood dropped their record down to 13-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Perrysburg, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Elmwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Perrysburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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