After two games on the road, Oak Ridge Military Academy is heading back home. They will take on the River Mill Jaguars at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Ridge Military Academy will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Oak Ridge Military Academy put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Ragsdale as Oak Ridge Military Academy made off with a 16-3 victory.
Abby Soodek made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Soodek was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, Malaya Saliba was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Emery Coffield, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, sadly, River Mill is still looking for their first win of the season after seven contests. They fell just short of Cornerstone Charter by a score of 8-7 on Wednesday.
Summer Basden made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Honeycutt, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, River Mill was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cornerstone Charter only posted a batting average of .214.
Oak Ridge Military Academy pushed their record up to 4-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.2 runs per game. As for River Mill, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
River Mill's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Oak Ridge Military Academy has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.2 hits per game. It's a different story for River Mill, though, as they've been averaging 12.8 per game. Given Oak Ridge Military Academy's sizable advantage in that area, River Mill will need to find a way to close that gap.
Oak Ridge Military Academy took their victory against River Mill in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 14-2. Will Oak Ridge Military Academy repeat their success, or does River Mill have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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