It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Oakdale had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They came out on top against the Vista del Lago Eagles by a score of 10-5. Oakdale's victory was all the more impressive since Vista del Lago was averaging only 2.6 runs allowed on the season.
The team relied heavily on Eric Velazquez, who went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Jordan Haver was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
On Vista del Lago's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter Eathorne, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Conner Gastelum, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI.
Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. As for Vista del Lago, their loss dropped their record down to 23-6-1.
Oakdale will challenge Central Catholic at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oakdale will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Vista del Lago does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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