Clinton is 0-5 against Oak Grove since September of 2021 but things could change on Thursday. The Clinton Cardinals will take on the Oak Grove Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Last Saturday, Clinton had just enough and edged St. Michael the Archangel out 3-2. That's two games straight that the Cardinals have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove had already won four in a row, and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Bulldogs.
Adalyn Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned runs on nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Addisyn Marsh, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hayden Young, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
The win made it two in a row for Clinton and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.
Clinton suffered a grim 18-5 defeat to Oak Grove in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Clinton avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
