Baseball Preview: Oakdale Eagles vs. Greenback Cherokees
Oakdale is 1-9 against Greenback since May of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oakdale Eagles will head out on the road to take on the Greenback Cherokees at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Oakdale sitting on five straight wins and Greenback on four.
On Wednesday, Oakdale got the win against Midway by a conclusive 7-1.
Sydney Gregory spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on seven hits.
At the plate, Joseph Summers was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah Cooney, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Greenback gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Harriman 16-1.
Noah Graves was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run and seven RBI. Carson Moore was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Oakdale's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 18-12. As for Greenback, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oakdale has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Greenback struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.3. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oakdale couldn't quite finish off Greenback in their previous meeting back in April and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Greenback's JJ Caudill, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Now that Oakdale knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
