Baseball Preview: Oak Park Northmen vs. Central Indians
The Oak Park Northmen will be playing in front of their home fans against the Central Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Oak Park has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Oak Park sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Raymore-Peculiar.
Oak Park got a great performance from Cole Wells as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Oak Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Hinkle, who went 3-for-3 with a stolen base.
Central won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-1 walloping at the hands of Truman. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Central in their matchups with Truman: they've now lost three in a row.
Oak Park's win bumped their record up to 12-10. As for Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-10.
Oak Park took their victory against Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2022 by a conclusive 8-0. Does Oak Park have another victory up their sleeve, or will Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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