The Oak Park Northmen will be playing at home against the Fort Osage Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fort Osage took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Park, who comes in off a win.
On Wednesday, Oak Park earned a 6-2 win over Central.
Aiden Hinkle was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Hinkle has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hinkle was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kirby Super and Alexander Chester did most of the damage at the plate: Super got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and two RBI, while Chester scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Caiden Bean, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Fort Osage was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They fell just short of Truman by a score of 2-1. Fort Osage has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Oak Park pushed their record up to 18-13 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Fort Osage, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15-1.
Everything went Oak Park's way against Fort Osage when the teams last played two weeks ago as Oak Park made off with an 8-1 win. Will Oak Park repeat their success, or does Fort Osage have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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