Baseball Game Preview: GlenOak Golden Eagles vs. Washington Tigers

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Previous Games

04/26/25 - Home	14-4 W
05/06/24 - Away	6-7 L
04/01/24 - Away	3-2 W
05/08/23 - Home	1-2 L
04/03/23 - Away	6-4 W
+ 5 more games

GlenOak and Washington are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Golden Eagles will square off against the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. GlenOak is coming into the game hot, having won their last 12 games.

GlenOak had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-run drubbing they dealt Austintown-Fitch on Friday. The Golden Eagles were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over the Falcons. Considering the Golden Eagles have won eight contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

The result came thanks to Mason Olbon's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, GlenOak let Quincy Mazeke and Connor Zets run wild. Mazeke went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Zets went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those two stolen bases gave Zets a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Douglas, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Washington fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Jackson on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They came up short against the Polar Bears, falling 9-2. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

GlenOak pushed their record up to 21-4 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-11.

Everything went GlenOak's way against Washington in their previous matchup back in April, as GlenOak made off with a 14-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Eagles since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.