Baseball Preview: North Douglas/Elkton Warriors vs. Oakridge Warriors
North Douglas/Elkton has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Oakridge Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. North Douglas/Elkton will be strutting in after a win while Oakridge will be coming in after a loss.
North Douglas/Elkton's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Oakland.
Meanwhile, Oakridge came up short against Lowell on Wednesday and fell 5-1.
Oakridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jason Miller, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
North Douglas/Elkton's win bumped their record up to 8-3. As for Oakridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10-1.
North Douglas/Elkton took their victory against Oakridge when the teams last played back in April by a conclusive 7-0. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oakridge's Adam Palanuk, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will North Douglas/Elkton still be able to contain Palanuk? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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