Oroville is 1-9 against Corning since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Oroville Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Corning Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Oroville is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Wheatland.
Tahrique Haley III put in work while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Haley III was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Oroville got a massive performance out of Ethan Walker, who went 2-for-3 with five RBI and a double. Degan Franklin was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Oroville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheatland only posted a batting average of .348.
Meanwhile, Corning was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They fell just short of Orland by a score of 3-1.
Oroville's record now sits at 2-15-1. As for Corning, their record now sits at 3-13-1.
Oroville suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Corning when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Oroville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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