Baseball Game Preview: Grove City Eagles vs. Oil City Oilers

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04/01/25 - Home	3-2 W
05/13/24 - Home	5-4 W
04/17/24 - Away	4-1 W
05/15/23 - Away	10-3 W
04/19/23 - Home	2-4 L
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Grove City has gone 9-1 against Oil City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Eagles will venture away from home to face off against the Oilers at 4:00 p.m. Grove City is coming into the matchup on a six-game losing streak.

Last Thursday, Grove City didn't have quite enough to beat Franklin and fell 5-4.

Grove City got a good showing from Max Nardulli, who tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Nardulli has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Grove City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was John Podleyon, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI. Another was Easton Snow, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Oil City came into Wednesday's game having lost seven straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Franklin 3-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Oilers have posted since May 1, 2024.

Will McMahon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (and only one walk). With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 5.1 strikeouts per game. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

Oil City's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 2-8. As for Grove City, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 2-8.

Grove City skirted past Oil City 3-2 when the teams last played on April 1st. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.