Baseball Preview: Oasis Sharks vs. Southwest Florida Christian King's
Oasis is 1-9 against Southwest Florida Christian since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Oasis Sharks are on the road again to play the Southwest Florida Christian King's at 7:00 p.m. Oasis is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Oasis fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Ida Baker on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 6-5.
Tanner Goff was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Oasis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Pinney, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Southwest Florida Christian owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Tuesday. They came out on top against Community School of Naples by a score of 5-0.
Southwest Florida Christian also got a great performance from Eli Moore as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Southwest Florida Christian let Aiden Matyas and Jake Trottier loose on the outfield. Matyas went 3-for-4 with a triple and a run, while Trottier scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Oasis' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-7. As for Southwest Florida Christian, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oasis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Southwest Florida Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oasis suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Southwest Florida Christian in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Moore, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Now that Oasis knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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