Oakdale are on the road again on Friday to play the South Hagerstown Rebels at 4:45 p.m. South Hagerstown took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Oakdale, who comes in off a win.
Oakdale's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Brunswick 10-0.
Meanwhile, South Hagerstown fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Urbana on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Hawks by a score of 7-6.
Madi Wade was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 12 over nine innings pitched. Wade has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Wade was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Wade wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kailia Burke, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Chelsea Desmond, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
The win got Oakdale back to even at 6-6. As for South Hagerstown, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Oakdale might still be hurting after the 11-5 loss they got from South Hagerstown in their previous matchup on April 10th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wade, who struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Now that Oakdale knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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