The Oakdale Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the East Union Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Oakdale: 3.7, East Union: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakdale's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lancers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.82 points allowed on Monday. Oakdale came out on top against East Union by a score of 11-6. The win was just what Oakdale needed coming off of a 7-1 loss in their prior contest.
Landon Schutte was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Schutte has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Schutte was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with five RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Griffin Costa, who scored three runs while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Christian Diebner, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for East Union, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like East Union struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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