Baseball Game Preview: Oak Creek Knights vs. South Milwaukee Rockets

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Previous 4 Games

05/11/24 - Away	14-6 W
05/15/23 - Home	7-5 W
06/05/21 - Home	5-1 W
06/10/15 - Home	10-3 W

Oak Creek is a perfect 4-0 against South Milwaukee since June of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Knights will host the Rockets at 11:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

South Milwaukee will be up against a hot Oak Creek squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Everything went the Knights' way against Racine Park on Friday as they made off with a 22-2 win. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.

Meanwhile, South Milwaukee got themselves on the board against Milwaukee Lutheran on Wednesday, but Milwaukee Lutheran never followed suit. They were the clear victors by a 24-0 margin over the Red Knights. The victory continues a trend for the Rockets in their matchups with the Red Knights: they've now won eight in a row.

South Milwaukee's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-10. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Creek, their win bumped their record up to 9-4.

Oak Creek took their victory against South Milwaukee in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 14-6 score. Will the Knights repeat their success, or do the Rockets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.