Softball Preview: Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks vs. Oak Grove Panthers
The Pleasant Hill Roosters/Chicks are taking a road trip to square off against the Oak Grove Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Pleasant Hill came up short against Lee's Summit West on Saturday, falling 15-3. The game marked the Roosters/Chicks' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove waltzed into their match on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They were the clear victor by a 14-3 margin over the Cardinals.
Oak Grove got a great performance from Adalyn Jones as she pitched five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, Addisyn Marsh was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with four RBI and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaelyn Duffett, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Oak Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .536. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Pleasant Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Oak Grove, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their third straight at home.
Pleasant Hill couldn't quite finish off Oak Grove when the teams last played last Thursday and fell 7-5. Can Pleasant Hill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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