On Monday, Oak Grove faced Southwestern Randolph in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oak Grove Grizzlies narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Southwestern Randolph Cougars 3-2. This was payback for Oak Grove, who suffered a 1-0 loss the last time these two teams met.
Isabelle Lawrence made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Lawrence has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Lawrence was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Chloe Watkins was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Carly White was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Southwestern Randolph's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kami Dunn, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Oak Grove's victory bumped their record up to 18-1. As for Southwestern Randolph, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4.
Oak Grove will head out on the road to challenge Montgomery Central at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Grove is looking to tack on another W to their 11-game streak on the road dating back to last season. As for Southwestern Randolph, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Mount Pleasant at 6:00 p.m. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Southwestern Randolph: 1.5, Mount Pleasant: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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