The Salt Fork Storm will face off against the Oakwood Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Salt Fork's victory against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Storm narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Buffaloes 6-4. The Storm haven't had any issues with the Buffaloes recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, Oakwood came tearing into Monday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Trojans a 1-0 shutout.
Oakwood's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Xander Wilson, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Oakwood pushed their record up to 15-9 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Salt Fork, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
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