Softball Preview: Oak Grove Panthers vs. Clinton Cardinals
Oak Grove has gone 5-0 against Clinton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Oak Grove Panthers will be playing at home against the Clinton Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Clinton is hoping to do what Odessa couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Oak Grove's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Oak Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Odessa , sneaking past 6-5.
Adalyn Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, Addisyn Marsh was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Hayden Young, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Clinton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past St. Michael the Archangel 3-2. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by just one run.
Oak Grove's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. As for Clinton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Oak Grove took their victory against Clinton when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 18-5. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will Clinton turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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