The Oakridge Owls will face off against the St. Stephen's Episcopal Spartans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oakridge is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Oakridge took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with an 8-3 victory over St. Andrew's.
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Easton Jefferson was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Oakridge: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least one home run, but 5-10 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Andrew Nelson, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, St. Stephen's Episcopal hadn't done well against Hyde Park recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 win over the Panthers. That's two games straight that the Spartans have won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Rett Berger, who went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That RBI was his first of the season.
St. Stephen's Episcopal has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Oakridge, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-4 and their overall record up to 7-11.
Oakridge was able to grind out a solid victory over St. Stephen's Episcopal when the teams last played back in April of 2025, winning 4-1. Do the Owls have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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