Softball Game Preview: Oakdale Warriors vs. Oak Grove Tigers

The Oakdale Warriors will challenge the Oak Grove Tigers on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Oakdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Merryville with a sharp 12-2 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Warriors considering their one-run performance the game before.

Meanwhile, Oak Grove put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Monday. They didn't even let Haynesville on the board, marking the Tigers' second-straight 15-0 shutout.

Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-8-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.7 runs over those games. As for Oak Grove, their win bumped their record up to 16-8.

Oakdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Oak Grove in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 1-0. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.