The Salt Fork Storm will take on the Oakwood Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Salt Fork fell victim to Monticello and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They came up short against the Sages, falling 11-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Storm in their meetings with the Sages: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Oakwood, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over Seeger on Thursday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Cam Harris tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up four earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Oakwood let Chase Harrison and Bryson Marcinko run wild. Harrison went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI, while Marcinko got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Oakwood is undefeated when Marcinko posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Jackson Dudley was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Oakwood was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .385. They are a perfect 6-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Oakwood's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-9. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Salt Fork, their loss dropped their record down to 10-5.
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