Baseball Recap: Oak Grove Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Victory

By Team Reports Mar 22, 2025, 12:23am

Baseball Recap: Oak Grove Grizzlies vs. Asheboro Blue Comets

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Oak Grove came tearing into Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Asheboro Blue Comets. With that victory, the Grizzlies brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.

Oak Grove got a great performance from Seth Yarbrough as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Yarbrough has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

Aidan Murphy

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/21/25 vs Asheboro4
03/19/25 vs Southwest Guilford1
02/28/25 @ South Iredell1
02/26/25 @ Southeast Guilford1
02/25/25 @ West Forsyth1

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aidan Murphy, who went 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Grayson Messer was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.

Oak Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Oak Grove's record is now 7-4. As for Asheboro, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-8.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Oak Grove will challenge rival North Davidson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Asheboro is set to take on their familiar foe Central Davidson at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

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