Baseball Recap: Oak Grove Eagles vs. Piedmont Hills Pirates
After a string of four wins, Oak Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Piedmont Hills Pirates by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Oak Grove couldn't push the score so high this time.
Oak Grove got a good showing from Connor Kraje, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Kraje has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Oak Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Rodriguez, who scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Eric Pavia was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Piedmont Hills' side, Josh Gomez made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Gomez was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Oak Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Piedmont Hills, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Oak Grove by a score of 17-1.
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