Oldenburg Academy is 1-6 against Lawrenceburg since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Twisters will challenge the Tigers at 5:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Oldenburg Academy proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 18) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Greenwood Christian Academy, sneaking past 5-4. Winning may never get old, but the Twisters sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Clay Eckstein made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 6.1 innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Eckstein was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season.
Eckstein wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Stenger, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Lawrenceburg faced off against Rushville on Monday. The Tigers had just enough and edged out the Lions 3-2. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won three in a row.
Like Oldenburg Academy, Lawrenceburg also got a great game from a two-way player: Dustin Shaw. On the mound, Shaw struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Brody Price pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those seven strikeouts gave Shaw a new career-high. At bat, Shaw went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double, while Price got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs.
Lawrenceburg's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Oldenburg Academy, their record is now 4-2.
Oldenburg Academy couldn't quite get it done against Lawrenceburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as they fell 4-0. Can the Twisters avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
