Softball Preview: Oak Park Eagles vs. Moorpark Musketeers
Oak Park has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Moorpark Musketeers at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 22 runs the game before, Oak Park was a bit more limited in their matchup on Monday. They fell 5-2 to Simi Valley.
Oak Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron McGugan, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Moorpark beat Sierra Canyon 5-2 on Tuesday. That's two games straight that Moorpark has won by exactly three runs.
Madison Finnerty spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up 15 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Shae Anderson, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double.
Oak Park dropped their record down to 8-9 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Moorpark, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Both the two teams just can't seem to miss. Oak Park has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.3 hits per game. However, it's not like Moorpark struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.2. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Oak Park came up short against Moorpark in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Finnerty, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up five earned runs off five hits. Now that Oak Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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