The Oak Harbor Wildcats will head out on the road to face off against the Squalicum Storm at 6:45 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Harbor will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Oak Harbor ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Meridian 3-2. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Oak Harbor has scored all year.
Jacob Figarelle tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
On the hitting side, Oak Harbor saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Rupp, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Squalicum fell victim to Lakewood and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Cougars. Squalicum has not had much luck with Lakewood recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Oak Harbor pushed their record up to 6-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Squalicum, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Oak Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Squalicum in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, sneaking past 4-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Harbor 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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