Oakland Tech is 10-0 against Oakland since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oakland Tech Bulldogs have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Oakland Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Oakland Tech is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Oakland Tech's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 30-0 margin over Fremont. Oakland Tech's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
David Granger was a standout: he scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Vernard Scott, who scored four runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-6.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Oakland's offense. They fell just short of Skyline by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. Having soared to a lofty 24 runs in the game before, Oakland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Oakland Tech is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Oakland, they dropped their record down to 3-7 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Oakland Tech came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakland when the teams last played last Wednesday, sneaking past 4-2. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oakland's Ever Sauceda, who struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off nine hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oakland Tech still be able to contain Sauceda? There's only one way to find out.
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