The Oakleaf Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Trinity Christian Academy Conquerors at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Oakleaf's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Trinity Christian Academy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Oakleaf sidestepped Orange Park for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oakleaf.
Landon McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. Those seven innings set a new season-high mark for him.
On the hitting side, Oakleaf saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeter Farina, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Trinity Christian Academy came up short against Creekside on Thursday and fell 8-5. Trinity Christian Academy has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Maddox Lee was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Harris, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Oakleaf is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Trinity Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.
Oakleaf suffered a grim 9-0 defeat to Trinity Christian Academy in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Oakleaf, Jacob Miller (who scored two runs while going 4-for-4) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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