The Oakwood Comets will head out to square off against the Tuscola Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Villa Grove hit Oakwood with a six-run sixth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Comets fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 6-5. The Comets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 04/07/26 @ Centennial | 3 |
| 05/20/26 vs Villa Grove | 2 |
| 04/13/26 @ Watseka | 2 |
| 03/24/26 @ Danville | 2 |
| 05/13/26 vs Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] | 1 |
| + 6 more games |
Collin Furry put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero). He was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Oakwood is 3-1 when Furry posts two or more runs, but 6-14 otherwise.
In other batting news, Cam Harris made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Another player making a difference was Weston Frazier, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Tuscola didn't have quite enough to beat Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Wednesday and fell 3-1. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly two runs.
Tuscola's defeat dropped their record down to 16-14. As for Oakwood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-15.
Oakwood got the 'W' in their previous matchup back in April of 2025 against Tuscola by a conclusive 11-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Comets 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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