Baseball Preview: Oakridge Warriors vs. Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs
Oakridge has been on the road for two straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Umpqua Valley Christian Monarchs at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Oakridge is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They walked away with a 13-8 win over Oakland on Friday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Oakridge with their most commanding win of the season.
Kayden Tiller was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit. Tiller was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Noah Whitney was incredible, getting on base in two of his five plate appearances with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Maxwell Maher was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases.
Meanwhile, Umpqua Valley Christian can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Oakland a 12-0 shutout. 12 seems to be a good number for Umpqua Valley Christian as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Oakridge is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-8-1 record this season. As for Umpqua Valley Christian, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-5.
Oakridge might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Umpqua Valley Christian in their previous matchup on April 5th. 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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