The Oak Grove Tigers will face off against the Northside Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Northside will be up against a hot Oak Grove squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. The Tigers blew past Westminster School at Oak Mountain 10-2 on Friday.
Weston Hyche and Brody Black made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Hyche pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Meanwhile, Black tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. At the plate, Hyche scored a run while going 1-for-4, while Black scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2. That's the most runs Black has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Kyler Pollastrini was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Olen Bryant, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Northside hadn't done well against Gordo recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. The Rams were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Green Wave.
Oak Grove pushed their record up to 24-2 with the victory, which was their 14th straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.6 runs over those games. As for Northside, their victory bumped their record up to 21-8-1.
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