Oak Hall and P.K. Yonge are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The Oak Hall Eagles will head out on the road to take on the P.K. Yonge Blue Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
Oak Hall took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Seven Rivers Christian 15-5. With that victory, Oak Hall brought their scoring average up to 6.4 runs per game.
Gavin Jones was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Jones was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Jackson Beach was a standout: he scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Darion Medley was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, P.K. Yonge put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Saint Francis Catholic a 10-0 shutout. The win made it back-to-back victories for P.K. Yonge.
Deacon Northway and Cooper Lieffers did most of the damage at the plate: Northway scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Lieffers scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Gratto, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Oak Hall's record is now 9-5. As for P.K. Yonge, their record is now 15-5.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oak Hall has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like P.K. Yonge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oak Hall was able to grind out a solid win over P.K. Yonge in their previous matchup back in March, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Hall since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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