Baseball Game Preview: Oakman Wildcats vs. Carbon Hill Bulldogs

By Team Reports Apr 5, 2024, 7:33am

Baseball Preview: Oakman Wildcats vs. Carbon Hill Bulldogs

Oakman and Carbon Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Oakman Wildcats will be playing at home against the Carbon Hill Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Oakman will be strutting in after a victory while Carbon Hill will be coming in after a loss.

In what's become a running theme this season, Oakman gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Midfield as Oakman made off with an 11-1 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oakman.

Eli Woodard and Brady Jones made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Woodard pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). Meanwhile, Jones tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Woodard went 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double, while Jones went 2-for-2 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.

In other batting news, Oakman got a massive performance out of Luke Martin, who went 4-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Weston Burton, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3.

Meanwhile, Carbon Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 12-0 loss at the hands of Gordo.

Oakman is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Carbon Hill, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.

Everything went Oakman's way against Carbon Hill in their previous matchup back in March as Oakman made off with a 16-4 win. Does Oakman have another victory up their sleeve, or will Carbon Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.

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