Softball Game Preview: Oak Glen Golden Bears vs. Lakewood Gators

The Oak Glen Golden Bears will take on the Lakewood Gators at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Oak Glen is coming into the game hot, having won their last six games.

Oak Glen's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Williamstown with a sharp 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Golden Bears, who have now won 12 contests by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Mattie Carney, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Mikalyn Balch was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Oak Glen always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .531 or higher in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Lakewood lost 16-1 to Hartsville on Thursday. The Gators haven't had much luck with the Red Foxes recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Oak Glen's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Lakewood, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8.