The Oak Mountain Eagles will square off against the Carbon Hill Bulldogs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Oak Mountain will be strutting in after a win while Carbon Hill will be coming in after a loss.
Oak Mountain's tournament run continued when they took on Cordova on Friday. The Eagles walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Blue Devils. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Kelsey Crain looked comfortable as she pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Sheridan Andrews, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February.
Oak Mountain was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .381. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cordova only posted a batting average of .200.
Meanwhile, Carbon Hill was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sumiton Christian.
Carbon Hill saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cam Goolsby, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one double. Those hits were Goolsby's first of the season.
Oak Mountain's win bumped their record up to 13-11. As for Carbon Hill, their loss dropped their record down to 9-13.
Oak Mountain beat Carbon Hill 8-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2015. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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