On Tuesday, Live Oak faced St. Paul in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Live Oak Eagles never let the St. Paul's Wolves onto the board and left with a 5-0 victory. For Live Oak, this counts as revenge for the 3-0 loss St. Paul's walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.
Not much got past Mike Stephens, who gave up just one hit and racked up seven Ks to keep St. Paul's off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cal Cassard, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brock Davis, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Live Oak has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for St. Paul's, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 10-6.
Live Oak will be playing at home against Dunham at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Dunham is coming into the game with five straight defeats on the road, meaning Live Oak will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for St. Paul's, they will square off against Zachary at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Paul's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Zachary's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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