Baseball Preview: Oak Grove Eagles vs. Silver Creek Raiders
Oak Grove is 9-1 against Silver Creek since May of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oak Grove Eagles will head out on the road to challenge the Silver Creek Raiders at 4:00 p.m. Oak Grove will be strutting in after a win while Silver Creek will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Grove is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Gilroy (and have done all season long). Oak Grove blew past Gilroy 13-6. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Grove.
Eric Richard was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Richard has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Richard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Oak Grove let Brandon Stewart and Eric Rodriguez loose on the outfield. Stewart scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Stewart has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Eric Pavia was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Silver Creek was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 19-2 to Prospect.
Silver Creek saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alan Barreiro, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Oak Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Silver Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 7-13.
Oak Grove took their victory against Silver Creek in their previous meeting last Wednesday by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Grove since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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