Olive is 0-6 against Drumright since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Olive Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Drumright Tornadoes at 5:45 p.m. Olive is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road.
Last Tuesday, Olive sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 victory over Paden. The win was just what Olive needed coming off of an 8-0 loss in their prior match.
Meanwhile, Drumright can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Davenport an 11-0 shutout. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Drumright considering their one-run performance the matchup before.
Gavin Brimmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Brimmer has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Brimmer was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Bryson Kelley, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Cole Gregory, who scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Olive's victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-4. As for Drumright, their record now sits at 14-8.
Olive suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to Drumright when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Olive avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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