Oak Harbor is 3-0 against Blaine since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Oak Harbor Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Blaine Borderites at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oak Harbor is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Nooksack Valley (and have done all season long). Everything went Oak Harbor's way against Nooksack Valley on Tuesday as Oak Harbor made off with a 10-3 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Oak Harbor considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Oak Harbor got a great performance from David Smith as he tossed 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits. Smith has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayson Champignon, who went 4-for-4 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Connor Cash, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Blaine got themselves on the board against Lakewood on Tuesday, but Lakewood never followed suit. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Cougars. The win made it back-to-back victories for Blaine.
Oak Harbor's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-3. As for Blaine, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-7.
Oak Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Blaine in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 1-0. Does Oak Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Blaine turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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