Softball Recap: Presley Barnes leads Oakdale to victory over East Union

By Team Reports May 9, 2024, 12:10pm

Softball Recap: Oakdale Mustangs vs. East Union Lancers

Oakdale can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They never let the East Union Lancers onto the board and left with an 8-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oakdale.

Not much got past Raegen Everett, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep East Union off the board. Everett has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Presley Barnes, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madi Bohannon, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and a run.

Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for East Union, they dropped their record down to 12-8 with that defeat, which was their third straight on the road.

Oakdale will face off against Kimball at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kimball is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for East Union, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. Central Catholic will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something East Union surely won't give up without a fight.

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