For the second straight game, Gladewater will face off against White Oak. Gladewater will look to defend their home field on Friday against White Oak at 7:00 p.m. Gladewater has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while White Oak will come in with nine straight victories.
Gladewater fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against White Oak on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Roughnecks by a score of 5-4.
For White Oak's part, Jaxsen Ludlow was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single hit and allowed only one earned run over four innings pitched. Ludlow has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in February.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Tyson McKinney, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Greenwood, who went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI.
White Oak's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-2-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Gladewater, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
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