Oakdale and Rockwood are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Oakdale Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Rockwood Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakdale has six straight victories, Rockwood has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oakdale can now show off three landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Rockwood a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for Oakdale as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Joseph Summers was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Summers has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Summers was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aaron Dunlap, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Sydney Gregory was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Oakdale's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Rockwood, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
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