Oakdale's hitters rose to the challenge against a Lancers pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.82 points allowed on Monday. The Oakdale Mustangs came out on top against the East Union Lancers by a score of 11-6. The victory was just what Oakdale needed coming off of a 7-1 loss in their prior game.
Landon Schutte made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Schutte has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Schutte was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with five RBI.
In other batting news, Griffin Costa was excellent, scoring three runs while going 3-for-5. Christian Diebner was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On East Union's side, Joe Alvarez was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Sanders, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Oakdale is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 14-5 record this season. As for East Union, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Oakdale beat East Union by a score of 9-1.
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