Oakwood is 0-9 against St. Joseph-Ogden since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Oakwood Comets will head out on the road to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Oakwood will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Oakwood is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Iroquois West.
Alec Harrison spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on five hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Brody Taflinger was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. Another player making a difference was Cort Vermillion, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden put the finishing touches on their 20th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They blew past Salt Fork 15-5. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for St. Joseph-Ogden considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Oakwood has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a massive bump to their 16-14 record this season. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their win bumped their record up to 30-4.
Oakwood might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous meeting back in April. Can Oakwood avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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