Oak Grove is 4-0 against St. Michael the Archangel since September of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Oak Grove Panthers will look to defend their home field against the St. Michael the Archangel Guardians at 4:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
On Saturday, everything went Oak Grove's way against Truman as Oak Grove made off with a 7-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won seven contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Michael the Archangel). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Ruskin a 22-0 shutout on Friday. The victory was a breath of fresh air for the Guardians as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Sophia Infranca made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, she also racked up three hits, the mostshe's had since back in August. She was even better at the plate, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two runs.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aislyn Vestal, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Samantha Dorsch, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with a triple, two RBI, and two RBI.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Michael the Archangel always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .848. That's a new trend for them: their average OBP was 0% earlier this season, but in their last ten games they've averaged 44.2%.
Oak Grove's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. As for St. Michael the Archangel, their victory bumped their record up to 8-13.
Oak Grove took their win against St. Michael the Archangel in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 16-1. Does Oak Grove have another victory up their sleeve, or will St. Michael the Archangel turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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