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| 04/10/24 - Away | 3-1 W |
| 04/12/23 - Home | 15-2 W |
| 04/12/23 - Home | 11-1 W |
| 04/13/22 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 04/14/21 - Home | 12-1 W |
| + 4 more games |
Oak Grove is 8-1 against Lexington since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Panthers will be playing at home against the Minutemen at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
It was a proper cat-fight when Oak Grove duked it out with Warrensburg on Tuesday. The Panthers wound up with the same score they had in their last game (8-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Meanwhile, Lexington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Holden.
Hunter Meyer put in work no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and one run.
Meyer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braxton Emerson, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Emerson has become a key player for Lexington: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 2-16 otherwise.
Oak Grove has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost five of their last six matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 7-10 record this season. As for Lexington, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Oak Grove came out on top in a nail-biter against Lexington in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Panthers repeat their success, or do the Minutemen have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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