Baseball Preview: Oakland Oakers vs. Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs
Oakland is 0-10 against Umpqua Valley Christian since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Oakland Oakers will head out on the road to square off against the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs at 6:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oakland took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They skirted past North Douglas/Elkton 3-1.
Oakland's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Mason, who went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Alex Vanassche, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Umpqua Valley Christian entered their tilt with La Pine with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 7-2 on Saturday.
Oakland is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-11 record this season. As for Umpqua Valley Christian, their victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-6.
Oakland suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Umpqua Valley Christian in their previous matchup last Friday. Can Oakland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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