The Oakville Tigers will square off against the Incarnate Word Academy Red Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Incarnate Word Academy is facing Oakville at the wrong time: Oakville suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lions. The contest marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
While Incarnate Word Academy didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17-3), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Fort Zumwalt South on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Red Knights.
Incarnate Word Academy let Alexis Clayborne and Erin Meriwether loose on the outfield. Clayborne went 6-for-5 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and two runs, while Meriwether scored three runs and stole three bases while going 5-for-5. The dominant performance gave Meriwether a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Charli Niemczyk, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Incarnate Word Academy always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .769. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fort Zumwalt South only posted an OBP of .043.
Oakville's defeat dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Incarnate Word Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-4.
Oakville beat Incarnate Word Academy 9-5 in their previous meeting back in August of 2017. Will Oakville repeat their success, or does Incarnate Word Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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