The North Oldham Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Bullitt East Chargers at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Oldham took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They skirted past Oldham County 2-1.
Gray Schmittel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, North Oldham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elliott Roberts, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bullitt East can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Holy Cross a 10-0 shutout. The high-scoring effort was just what Bullitt East needed considering they were shutout in their previous matchup.
North Oldham has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-17 record this season. As for Bullitt East, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-9.
North Oldham might still be hurting after the 16-2 defeat they got from Bullitt East in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can North Oldham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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