River Oaks is preparing for their first district matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will be playing at home against the Franklin Academy Cougars at 6:00 p.m. River Oaks knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Franklin Academy likes a good challenge.
While River Oaks didn't have the best season last year (they finished 4-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They blew past Union Christian Academy 12-4 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Lions: they've now won seven in a row.
Jackson Shows
| 02/28/25 @ Union Christian Academy | 5 |
| 02/28/25 @ Union Christian Academy | 1 |
| 02/22/25 vs Riverdale Academy | 1 |
| 02/10/25 vs Riverdale Academy | 0 |
The team relied heavily on Jackson Shows, who scored three runs and stole five bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.8 stolen bases per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayden Vanderberg, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2.
River Oaks was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .474. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Franklin Academy unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 8-3 to Briarfield Academy last Friday.
Kaden Liles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
River Oaks' victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Franklin Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 0-1.
River Oaks suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Franklin Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can River Oaks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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