Baseball Recap: Oakleaf Knights vs. Union County Fightin' Tigers
Oakleaf entered their tilt with Union County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Union County Fightin' Tigers out 8-7. This was payback for Oakleaf, who suffered an 8-4 loss the last time these two teams met.
Landon McDonald looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Jeter Farina was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jayden Perez, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
On Union County's side, DEVIN DIGGS was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Oakleaf pushed their record up to 7-5 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oakleaf will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Ridgeview at 7:00 p.m. Oakleaf's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Ridgeview's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Union County, they will head out on the road to square off against West Nassau at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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