Baseball Game Preview: Oakland Oakers vs. Camas Valley Hornets

By Team Reports Apr 23, 2024, 12:14pm

Baseball Preview: Oakland Oakers vs. Camas Valley Hornets

Oakland is 3-0 against Camas Valley since April of 2023, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Oakland Oakers will stay at home for another game and welcome the Camas Valley Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Oakland will be strutting in after a victory while Camas Valley will be coming in after a loss.

Oakland will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Monroe, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Oakland had just enough and edged Monroe out 6-5.

Oakland let Alex Vanassche and Tanner Swearingen loose on the outfield. Vanassche went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and a double, while Swearingen scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ezra Chouinard, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Camas Valley was a bit more limited in their matchup last Friday. Their tough 12-1 defeat to Umpqua Valley Christian might stick with them for a while.

Oakland's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-7. As for Camas Valley, they dropped their record down to 1-5 with that loss, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.

Oakland took their victory against Camas Valley when the teams last played on April 5th by a conclusive 17-4. Will Oakland repeat their success, or does Camas Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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