The Oil City Oilers will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Clarion-Limestone Lions at 4:00 p.m. Oil City is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
Oil City's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Conneaut Area on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Eagles. The match marked the first time this year in which Oil City was not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Clarion-Limestone was able to grind out a solid victory over Brookville on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Clarion-Limestone.
Tommy Smith made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing five innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits. Smith was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Paul Craig looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Back at the plate, Logan Lutz and Brayden Murray did most of the damage at the plate: Lutz scored three runs while going 2-for-3, while Murray scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Oil City's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Clarion-Limestone, they pushed their record up to 9-4 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Oil City might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Clarion-Limestone in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Thankfully for Oil City, Bryson Huwar (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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