The Ocoee Knights will stay at home for another game and welcome the Jones Fightin' Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Ocoee will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
While Ocoee has not struggled against East Ridge recently, they managed to flip the script on Friday. Ocoee walked away with an 8-3 victory over East Ridge.
Brandon Smith spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on six hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Serico Allen, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caleb Eason, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Jones was not able to break out of their rough patch last Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 20-4 walloping at the hands of Wildwood.
Dennis Massey made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got two hits.
Even though they lost, Jones always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of 3.000. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wildwood only posted an OBP of .814.
Ocoee pushed their record up to 8-8 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Jones, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
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