The Live Oak Acorns will square off against the Christopher Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Live Oak will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
Live Oak's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Lincoln.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Christopher, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 10-0 margin over Pioneer on Wednesday. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by seven runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Bella Loredo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabella James, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Christopher was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .542. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Live Oak's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Christopher, their win bumped their record up to 6-8.
Live Oak skirted past Christopher 3-2 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. Will the Acorns repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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