Oil City is 0-10 against Jamestown since March of 2021 but things could change on Friday. The Oilers will challenge the Muskies at 4:00 p.m. Oil City has given up an average of 14.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oil City is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 12th straight game on Thursday. They lost 14-4 to Franklin.
Shalyn Whittemore was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Sharpsville typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Jamestown proved too difficult a challenge. They put the hurt on the Blue Devils with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Muskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Miranda Biles made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Alayna Cadman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Camilla Cox, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one double.
Jamestown was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sharpsville only posted a batting average of .250.
Jamestown is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Oil City, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-13.
Oil City suffered a grim 19-1 defeat to Jamestown in their previous matchup back in April. Can the Oilers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
