Baseball Recap: Oakes Comes Up Short

If Oakes was riding high fresh off their 9-1 takedown of Hatton/Northwood on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Tornadoes took a 10-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hillsboro/Central Valley H-CV Burros on Saturday. The Tornadoes were not able to make up for their loss to the H-CV Burros from their previous meeting back in May of 2017.

Chris Titus was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Titus was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3.

Titus wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Deagan Roehrich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.

Oakes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Hillsboro/Central Valley, they pushed their record up to 4-3 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.

Looking ahead, Oakes will be playing at home against Oak Grove Lutheran at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Grovers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.13 runs per game on average), something the Tornadoes will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Hillsboro/Central Valley, they will take on Midway/Minto at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday.