Baseball Preview: Oakridge Eagles vs. Fremont Packers
Oakridge is 3-0 against Fremont since June of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Oakridge Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Fremont Packers at 4:00 p.m. The timing isn't great for Oakridge: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while Fremont has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Last Thursday, Oakridge came up short against North Muskegon and fell 7-4. That's two games in a row now that Oakridge has lost by exactly three runs.
Meanwhile, Fremont never let their opponents score on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Morley Stanwood.
Chase Mercer tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Brayden Crosley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Paxton Borgman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Oakridge's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Fremont, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season.
Everything went Oakridge's way against Fremont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Oakridge made off with a 15-3 victory. Will Oakridge repeat their success, or does Fremont have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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