Oakland came into their game on Wednesday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-3 to the Oxford Yellow Jackets.
Braxton Greever put in work while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Greever was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other pitching news, Oakland got a good showing from Patrick Freeman, who struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off five hits (and only one walk).
Greever wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Carver, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Oakland has also been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9-1 record this season. The win (which was Oxford's fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-7.
Oakland and Oxford should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in their respective state rankings. Oakland (ranked 155th) will meet Gulliver Prep (ranked 476th) at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Oxford will square off against Sardis at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday up 184 places (10 vs. 194).
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