Baseball Recap: Five Straight Home Victories for Oakville

There's no place like home for Oakville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. Everything went their way against the Northwest Lions on Thursday as they made off with a 7-1 win. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Tigers have posted against the Lions since April 11, 2017.

Tigers

Previous 5 Games (Home)

05/01/25 vs Northwest	7-1
04/21/25 vs Lindbergh	7-5
04/17/25 vs Parkway Central	3-2
04/14/25 vs Lafayette	3-1
04/07/25 vs Mehlville	3-2

Oakville pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.4 runs across that stretch. As for Northwest, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season.

When Oakville and Northwest next hit the field, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. The Tigers will take on Kirkwood and their five-game winning streak at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oakville 3.4, the Pioneers 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Northwest will try to stop Ladue Horton Watkins' five-game winning streak when they meet at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.