The Rocky Grove Orioles will face off against the Oil City Oilers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Rocky Grove is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Maplewood on Wednesday. They came up short against the Tigers, falling 12-1. The Orioles haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Oil City not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 15, 2024 (when they won 9-0). They were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over Franklin. The Oilers haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Will McMahon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 14 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He is becoming a predictor of Oil City's success: when he posts at least ten strikeouts the team is 2-1 (and 4-10 when he doesn't). McMahon was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
McMahon wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Casey Rybak, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI. That home run was Rybak's first of the season.
Oil City's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Rocky Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-9.
Rocky Grove couldn't quite get it done against Oil City in their previous meeting back in May of 2016 as they fell 6-3. Will the Orioles have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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