Baseball Preview: Oldenburg Academy Twisters vs. South Decatur Cougars
Oldenburg Academy is 6-1 against South Decatur since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Oldenburg Academy Twisters will look to defend their home field against the South Decatur Cougars at 5:30 p.m.
On Monday, Oldenburg Academy came up short against Centerville and fell 8-5. The loss continues a trend for Oldenburg Academy in their matchups with Centerville: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, South Decatur waltzed into their match on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lancers a 4-0 shutout.
JP Scudder was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Scudder has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Scudder was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Scudder wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Rylan Sessions, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Oldenburg Academy now has a losing record at 6-7. As for South Decatur, they pushed their record up to 11-3 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Oldenburg Academy came out on top in a nail-biter against South Decatur in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, sneaking past 9-7. Does Oldenburg Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Decatur turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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