Baseball Preview: Oakridge Warriors vs. Illinois Valley Cougars
The Oakridge Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Illinois Valley Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakridge is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.
Last Wednesday, Oakridge came up short against Camas Valley and fell 11-6.
Jamison Roach put in work while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Roach was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Maxwell Maher was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Mason Hogue, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They suffered a tough 15-1 defeat at the hands of Lost River. Illinois Valley was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three games prior) but Lost River's pitchers proved too tough.
Oakridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-7-1. As for Illinois Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Oakridge couldn't quite finish off Illinois Valley in their previous matchup back in March and fell 5-3. Will Oakridge have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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