Baseball Preview: Ponderosa Bruins vs. Oakmont Vikings
Ponderosa and Oakmont are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Ponderosa Bruins will head out on the road to face off against the Oakmont Vikings at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Ponderosa is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
On Saturday, Ponderosa didn't have quite enough to beat Placer and fell 2-1.
Ponderosa saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was George Shykowski, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oakmont can now show off five landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 13-0 margin over West Park. With that win, Oakmont brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.
Tony Lira was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Trevor Wilson, who went 3-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run.
Ponderosa's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Oakmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Ponderosa took their victory against Oakmont in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. Does Ponderosa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakmont turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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