Gilroy had lost four straight on the road, but on Friday they dropped down to 9-7 to make it five. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Oak Grove Eagles. The Mustangs were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 10-9.
Levi Guel made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games.
On Oak Grove's side, Jordan McCoy was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. McCoy also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Oak Grove is 2-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 6-9 otherwise. McCoy was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
McCoy wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jose Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Coming up, Gilroy will be playing in front of their home fans against Live Oak at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Oak Grove, they will head out on the road to square off against Yerba Buena at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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