Oak Grove are taking a road trip to challenge Fairfield at 3:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Grove will be strutting in after a win while Fairfield will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Wellborn a 4-0 shutout.
Gracie 'Sassy' Renz was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Ryleigh Garrard, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fairfield was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 11-1 to Bessemer City.
Oak Grove has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-14 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Fairfield, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Everything went Oak Grove's way against Fairfield when the teams last played back in February, as Oak Grove made off with a 17-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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