If Oakwood was riding high fresh off their 14-0 takedown of Northwestern on Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lumberjacks fell just short of the Russia Raiders by a score of 8-7 on Saturday.
Kai Wilkins was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, earning one run and two stolen bases.
Wilkins wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Braden Devine, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Nate Ferra was another, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Oakwood's loss ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5-1. As for Russia, their record is now 15-10.
Oakwood and Russia should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Ohio Rankings. The Lumberjacks will challenge Brookville at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday with a big rank advantage (96 vs. 458). Meanwhile, Russia (ranked 297th) will meet Catholic Central (ranked 634th) at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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