Oakwood has gone a perfect 5-0 against North Vermillion recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Comets will host the Falcons at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Oakwood's favor as the team sits on six straight wins at home while North Vermillion has been banged up by nine consecutive losses on the road dating back to last season.
Oakwood barely beat Schlarman the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Comets never let the Hilltoppers get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Comets have won six games by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
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Chase Harrison and Xander Wilson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Harrison tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Wilson pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Oakwood is 5-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 6-7 otherwise. At bat, Harrison got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI, while Wilson went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
In other batting news, Carsen Dudley and Brandt Hobick did most of the damage at the plate: Dudley got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run, while Hobick went 2-for-3 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Hobick has become a key player for Oakwood: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 8-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Bryson Marcinko, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Oakwood always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .677. They are a perfect 5-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when North Vermillion duked it out with North Central on Monday. The Falcons lost 14-4 to the Thunderbirds.
North Vermillion saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Jeffers, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Emmit Klugow was another, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Oakwood is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for North Vermillion, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-12.
North Vermillion's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. Oakwood has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for North Vermillion, though, as they've been averaging only 4.1 strikeouts. Will Oakwood keep running through batters, or will the Falcons buck the trend?
Oakwood took their victory against North Vermillion when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0 score. Will the Comets repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
