It may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Live Oak ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They won by a run and slipped past the Dunham Tigers 8-7. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Live Oak.
The team relied heavily on Cooper Smith, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Mac Beadle, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
On Dunham's side, Logan Sorrel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Drew Bourgeois was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. Another player making a difference was Easton Romano, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-5.
Live Oak is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Dunham, they dropped their record down to 11-8 with that loss, which was their sixth straight on the road.
Live Oak will be playing at home against Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Central will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for Dunham, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Thomas Aquinas at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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