Baseball Preview: Oak Park Northmen vs. Truman Patriots
Oak Park has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Truman Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, Oak Park made easy work of North Kansas City and carried off an 11-1 win.
Oak Park got a great performance from Cole Wells as he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Oak Park let Aiden Hinkle and Alexander Chester loose on the outfield. Hinkle went 3-for-4 with three doubles, two runs, and a stolen base, while Chester went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Meredith, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Truman had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 18-2 margin over the Cardinals. That 16 run margin sets a new team best for Truman this season.
The team relied heavily on Caden Deeney, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Nomar Garcia, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
Oak Park pushed their record up to 16-12 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Truman, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season.
Oak Park took their win against Truman in their previous meeting on April 3rd by a conclusive 29-18. Will Oak Park repeat their success, or does Truman have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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