The Grace Prep Lions will venture away from home to take on the Oakridge Owls at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Grace Prep will head out to face Oakridge after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Grace Prep lost 14-5 to Mansfield Homeschool. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Lions have suffered since April 24, 2024.
Meanwhile, Oakridge entered their tilt with Trinity Leadership on Friday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-4 win. With that victory, the Owls brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Asher Shimek was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Andrew Nelson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Oakridge: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 4-7-1 otherwise. Brayden Collins was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Oakridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Trinity Leadership only managed three hits.
Oakridge now has a winning record of 8-7-1. As for Grace Prep, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8-2.
Grace Prep couldn't quite finish off Oakridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2020 and fell 5-3. Can Grace Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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