Baseball Preview: McAlester Buffaloes vs. Red Oak Eagles
McAlester is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Red Oak is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The McAlester Buffaloes will take on the Red Oak Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. McAlester will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
McAlester scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Memorial onto the board and left with a 22-0 win. Considering McAlester has won five games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Caden Lesnau made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Lesnau has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lesnau was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ganon Mullins, who went 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three doubles, and two runs. Spencer Stinchcomb was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Red Oak proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by nine) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Cameron 6-4.
McAlester is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Red Oak, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
McAlester couldn't quite finish off Red Oak in their previous meeting back in April of 2022 and fell 6-4. Can McAlester avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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