The McMichael Phoenix are taking a road trip to take on the White Oak Vikings at 1:00 p.m. on Monday.
McMichael fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Rockingham County on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Cougars by a score of 10-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Phoenix have suffered against the Cougars since March 10, 2020.
Meanwhile, White Oak hadn't done well against Croatan recently (they were 0-7 in their previous seven matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Vikings skirted past the Cougars 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Vikings.
The team relied heavily on Isaac Baxter, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
White Oak's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 4-8. As for McMichael, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 12-6.
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