Oakland and Stewarts Creek pushed the score to 12-9 the last time they played Stewarts Creek, but on Monday defenses reigned supreme. The Patriots narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Red Hawks 2-1. The victory was nothing new for the Patriots as they're now sitting on three straight.
Patrick Freeman tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over five innings pitched. He is becoming a predictor of Oakland's success: when he allows at most two earned runs the team is 2-1 (and 8-10-1 when he doesn't).
On the hitting side, Andrew Carver was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Patriots
| 04/07/25 vs Stewarts Creek | 2-1 |
| 04/05/25 vs Smyrna | 6-3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Rockvale | 3-2 |
| 04/01/25 vs Rockvale | 3-2 |
| 03/29/25 vs Saint Ignatius College Prep | 6-4 |
| 03/28/25 vs Teays Valley | 14-5 |
Oakland's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Stewarts Creek, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-10.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oakland will welcome Overton at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Stewarts Creek, they will host LaVergne at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Wolverines have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 9.13 runs per game on average), something the Red Hawks will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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