The Oakleaf Knights will head out on the road to take on the Bartow Yellow Jackets at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Oakleaf is headed into the matchup having just suffered their biggest defeat since April 5, 2024 on Thursday. They came up short against Fleming Island, falling 8-1. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Charlotte Maddox spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and five unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Oakleaf saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexis Fisher, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bartow had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Blue Streaks 11-3. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won nine games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Bartow pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Oakleaf, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Oakleaf couldn't quite get it done against Bartow when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as they fell 6-3. Can Oakleaf avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
