Center is 0-3 against Oakmont since March of 2016 but things could change on Monday. The Cougars will face off against the Vikings at 4:00 p.m. Center will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
On Friday, Center came up short against Bear River and fell 7-4.
Center saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaidon Howerton-Abernathy, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI. Reed White also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Oakmont never let their opponents score on Friday. They put the hurt on Wheatland with a sharp 11-0 win. With that victory, the Vikings brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Oakmont got a big performance out of Matthew Aguas, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs. Aguas has become a key player for the Vikings: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-8 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Marc Aguas, who went 1-for-2 with three runs and one RBI.
Oakmont hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wheatland struck out six times.
The win made it two in a row for Oakmont and bumps their season record up to 6-8. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Center, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Center might still be hurting after the 6-0 defeat they got from Oakmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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