The Oakwood Lumberjacks will take on the Chaminade Julienne Catholic Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oakwood 3.8, Chaminade Julienne Catholic 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakwood is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Madison just ended the team's 12-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 12-7 to the Mohawks. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Lumberjacks, who until this game were averaging 3.82 runs allowed.
Josh Tribble was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double. Another player making a difference was Briggs Beam, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Chaminade Julienne Catholic waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Rams.
Charlie Hoagland made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 16 batters over 10.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Those 16 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Hoagland wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Lunne, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base. Those two hits gave Lunne a new career-high.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Badin only managed six hits.
Chaminade Julienne Catholic's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Oakwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-3-1.
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