Baseball Preview: Skyline Titans vs. Oakland Wildcats
Skyline is 10-0 against Oakland since March of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Skyline Titans will head out on the road to take on the Oakland Wildcats at 4:00 p.m.
Skyline's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Oakland Tech on Friday. They fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 2-0. Skyline's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Oakland scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 24-3 margin over Fremont. With that victory, Oakland brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
RJ Bastiaan-Jacobson and Montgomery Yeager were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Bastiaan-Jacobson pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Yeager struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. At the plate, Bastiaan-Jacobson scored two runs while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Yeager scored five runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Noah Newton, who scored three runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Ever Sauceda, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5.
Skyline's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Oakland, their win bumped their record up to 3-6.
Skyline took their victory against Oakland in their previous matchup last Friday by a conclusive 11-5. Does Skyline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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