Oakdale is 10-0 against Kimball since May of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oakdale Mustangs will head out on the road to challenge the Kimball Jaguars at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakdale has three straight wins, Kimball has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
East Union typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Oakdale proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 9-6 victory over the Lancers. Nine seems to be a good number for Oakdale as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Tommy Chance was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Chance was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Glen Weber, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Christian Diebner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Kimball fell victim to Manteca and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. Their tough 14-0 loss to the Buffaloes might stick with them for a while.
Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Kimball, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-16.
Everything went Oakdale's way against Kimball in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Oakdale made off with a 14-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakdale 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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