Baseball Preview: Placer Hillmen vs. Oakmont Vikings
Placer is 1-9 against Oakmont since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Placer Hillmen will head out on the road to face off against the Oakmont Vikings at 4:00 p.m.
Placer is is headed into Monday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of West Park.
Jack Williamson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits.
At the plate, Placer saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Robby Silski, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oakmont entered their tilt with Nevada Union with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Miners on Thursday. That's two games straight that Oakmont has won by exactly three runs.
Trevor Wilson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). Wilson has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Wilson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Brady Fearn was excellent, going 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Placer's defeat dropped their record down to 13-12. As for Oakmont, they pushed their record up to 18-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home.
Placer suffered a grim 14-4 defeat to Oakmont in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Placer avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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