The Gunn Titans will venture away from home to take on the Oak Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Gunn will be strutting in after a victory while Oak Grove will be coming in after a defeat.
Gunn took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Design Tech. While the Titans didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The result came thanks to Anders Lo's shutout, as he gave up just six hits.
At the plate, Tripp Higgins was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Ann Sobrato. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Eagles have suffered against the Bulldogs since April 17, 2018.
Gunn pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 2-13.
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