Preview: Oak Hill Rams vs. Converse Wildcats
The Oak Hill Rams will be playing at home against the Converse Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oak Hill is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
While Oak Hill couldn't quite beat Pitkin on Tuesday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt on Saturday. Oak Hill fell just short of Pitkin by a score of 4-2.
Meanwhile, Converse scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. They put the hurt on Negreet with a sharp 20-1 win. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Converse with their most commanding win of the season.
Mason Procell was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Procell was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brooks Boudreaux and Cameron Durr did most of the damage at the plate: Boudreaux got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI, while Durr scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Riley Norman, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Oak Hill's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Converse, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Oak Hill came up short against Converse in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 4-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Converse's Mavrick Mitchell, who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched. Now that Oak Hill knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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