For the second straight game, White Oak will face off against Gladewater. White Oak will venture away from home to take on Gladewater at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (White Oak has nine straight wins, Gladewater has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, White Oak needed a bit of extra time to put away Gladewater. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bears, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Roughnecks have posted against the Bears since March 2, 2017.
Jaxsen Ludlow made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowed only one earned run over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
Tyson McKinney
| 03/25/25 vs Gladewater | 3 |
| 03/22/25 vs Center | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Arp | 1 |
| 03/14/25 @ Sabine | 1 |
| 02/17/25 vs Harmony | 1 |
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyson McKinney, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Greenwood, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
White Oak's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Gladewater, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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