Oakland Tech is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Pittsburg is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Oakland Tech Bulldogs will take on the Pittsburg Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Oakland Tech: 3.6, Pittsburg: 2.6) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oakland Tech fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Mt. Eden on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 3-2.
Lee Tshosane was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Meanwhile, Pittsburg put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Freedom a 6-0 shutout.
Not much got past Diego Deluna, who gave up just two hits and racked up six Ks to keep Freedom off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Leschak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Oakland Tech's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-5. As for Pittsburg, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakland Tech has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Pittsburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oakland Tech came up short against Pittsburg in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 3-0. Will Oakland Tech have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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