Baseball Preview: Oakland Oakers vs. Oakridge Warriors
Oakland is 9-1 against Oakridge since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oakland Oakers will head out on the road to face off against the Oakridge Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Oakland will be strutting in after a victory while Oakridge will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Oakland finally turned things around against Camas Valley on Wednesday. Oakland walked away with a 10-5 win over Camas Valley. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Oakland considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Ty Percell made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Percell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Andrew Mason was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Brayden Webb was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-5.
Meanwhile, Oakridge fell victim to Umpqua Valley Christian and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 18-0 to the Monarchs. Oakridge has struggled against Umpqua Valley Christian recently, as their match on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Oakland's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Oakridge, their loss dropped their record down to 6-11-1.
Oakland came up short against Oakridge when the teams last played back in April, falling 13-8. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oakridge's Kayden Tiller, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-4. Now that Oakland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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