Oakwood is 5-0 against North Vermillion since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Oakwood Comets will head out on the road to challenge the North Vermillion Falcons at 4:00 p.m. Oakwood will be strutting in after a victory while North Vermillion will be coming in after a loss.
Oakwood will head into Monday's match on the come-up: they were handed a 16-point defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Schlarman on Monday. Oakwood sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over Schlarman.
Cort Vermillion and Jackson Dudley did most of the damage at the plate: Vermillion scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Dudley scored a run and stole two bases while going 4-for-6. Brody Taflinger was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, North Vermillion is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matchups. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-3 walloping at the hands of South Vermillion on Tuesday.
Emmit Klugow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Shawn Martin, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
Oakwood's victory bumped their record up to 9-13. As for North Vermillion, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oakwood has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like North Vermillion struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.6. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oakwood took their win against North Vermillion in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 16-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakwood 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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