The Oak Grove Tigers will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Pickering Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oak Grove can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent game last Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Family Community Christian an 11-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oak Grove.
Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Pickering rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Lions 15-4. The win was some much needed relief for Pickering as it spelled an end to their nine-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Loryn Bailey, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and a run. Alayna Yates was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Pickering, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14.
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