Baseball Preview: Oakland Tech Bulldogs vs. Oakland Wildcats
Oakland Tech is 10-0 against Oakland since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Oakland Tech Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Oakland Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Oakland Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, while Oakland Tech put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Fremont. Oakland Tech was the clear victor by a 24-0 margin over Fremont. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oakland Tech.
Issac Estow was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kalen Thomas, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Oakland fell victim to a rough 11-5 loss at the hands of Skyline on Friday. Oakland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manford Chu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Couragi West was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Oakland Tech is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Oakland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakland Tech has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.9 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oakland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Oakland Tech's way against Oakland in their previous matchup back in March as Oakland Tech made off with a 12-0 victory. Does Oakland Tech have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oakland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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