Oakland Tech had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Skyline Titans a 2-0 shutout. That's two games straight that Oakland Tech has won by exactly two runs.
Oakland Tech's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gyasi Rapier, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double.
Oakland Tech has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. As for Skyline, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Oakland Tech will be playing in front of their home fans against Piedmont at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oakland Tech is on a five-game streak of home wins, Piedmont a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. As for Skyline, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Oakland at 4:00 p.m.
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