The Wagoner Bulldogs will venture away from home to face off against the Grove Ridgerunners at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Wagoner will be strutting in after a victory while Grove will be coming in after a loss.
Wagoner made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Tahlequah, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Wagoner blew past Tahlequah 10-2 on Thursday.
Mikey Areola made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. Areola was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other pitching news, Kolby Gardenhire looked comfortable as he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Karson Klinger, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Eli Hopping, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Wagoner always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .600. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Grove came up short against Ketchum on Tuesday and fell 4-1.
Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aidan Davis, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Wagoner's first win this season bumped their record up to 1-2. As for Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Wagoner suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Grove when the teams last played back in March of 2017. Can Wagoner avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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