Baseball Preview: Culver Academies Eagles vs. Oregon-Davis Bobcats
Culver Academies is 3-0 against Oregon-Davis since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Culver Academies Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Oregon-Davis Bobcats at 5:30 p.m. Culver Academies is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season.
Culver Academies will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by 24) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Logansport 4-2.
Culver Academies got a great performance from Dionte Obertein as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Obertein has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Culver Academies saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Grundberg, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Oregon-Davis had to start their season on the road on Tuesday, and it wasn't the start they were hoping for. They lost 16-0 to Hebron. Oregon-Davis has struggled against Hebron recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Culver Academies pushed their record up to 10-2 with that win, which was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Oregon-Davis, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Culver Academies took their victory against Oregon-Davis in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 11-1. Does Culver Academies have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oregon-Davis turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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