Oakland is 0-10 against Oakland Tech since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Oakland Wildcats will head out on the road to square off against the Oakland Tech Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
Oakland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Skyline on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Titans by a score of 2-0. Having soared to a lofty 24 runs in the game before, Oakland's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Oakland Tech entered their tilt with Fremont with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 30-0 shutout on Wednesday. Oakland Tech's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
David Granger was a standout: he scored five runs and stole two bases while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Vernard Scott was another key contributor, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-6.
Oakland's loss dropped their record down to 3-7. As for Oakland Tech, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6.
Oakland couldn't quite finish off Oakland Tech in their previous meeting last Wednesday and fell 4-2. Can Oakland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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