Oak Mountain and Hoover squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Oak Mountain had to settle for second. They fell 9-4 to the Buccaneers. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Buccaneers this season, with their most recent loss being a 6-0 defeat on April 3rd.
Oak Mountain got a good showing from Maddie Prevallet, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Prevallet has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Anna DuBose was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Oak Mountain's loss was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 23-16. As for Hoover, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-15 record this season.
As of now, neither Oak Mountain nor Hoover have any future games scheduled.
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