The Oak Park Eagles will face off against the Royal Highlanders at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in Oak Park's favor as the squad sits on three straight wins at home while Royal has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Oak Park's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Camarillo 1-0. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since March 19th.
Not much got past Elle Samuels, who gave up just nine hits and racked up six Ks to keep Camarillo off the board. Samuels has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Oak Park saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Scupine, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Royal fell victim to Moorpark and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They came up short against the Musketeers, falling 7-0.
Royal's loss dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Oak Park, their win bumped their record up to 13-8.
Royal's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oak Park hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Royal, though, as they've only averaged .229. Will they be able to contain Oak Park's hitters?
Oak Park was able to grind out a solid victory over Royal in their previous meeting back in March, winning 16-12. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Highlanders have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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