Baseball Preview: Camden Hills Windjammers vs. Oceanside Mariners
The Camden Hills Windjammers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Oceanside Mariners at 4:30 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Camden Hills finally turned things around against Lincoln Academy on Monday. Camden Hills put the hurt on Lincoln Academy with a sharp 11-4 win. The high-scoring effort was just what Camden Hills needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Meanwhile, Oceanside faced Medomak Valley in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. Everything went Oceanside's way against Medomak Valley as Oceanside made off with an 11-1 victory. The win was nothing new for Oceanside as they're now sitting on three straight.
Bryson Mattox made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mattox was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Blade Brann and Levi Philbrook did most of the damage at the plate: Brann scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Philbrook scored a run and stole three bases while going 4-for-4. Brann has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Ripley, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
Camden Hills' victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-3. As for Oceanside, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Everything went Camden Hills' way against Oceanside in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 as Camden Hills made off with a 14-4 win. Will Camden Hills repeat their success, or does Oceanside have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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