Softball Game Preview: Oakville Acorns vs. North Beach Hyaks

The Oakville Acorns will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the North Beach Hyaks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Oakville is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They lost 30-0 to Ocosta on Tuesday. The Acorns haven't had much luck with the Wildcats recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Oakville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raven Blackwell, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Meanwhile, North Beach was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They came up short against Raymond/South Bend, falling 23-2.

Oakville skirted past North Beach 3-1 when the teams last played back in May of 2017. Does Oakville have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Beach turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.