After three games on the road, White Oak is heading back home. They will take on the Dixon Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, White Oak came up short against Croatan and fell 7-2. White Oak has struggled against Croatan recently, as their contest on Tuesday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
White Oak saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Helms, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Dixon came tearing into Thursday's matchup with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Mariners a 10-0 shutout. Considering Dixon has won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Alivia Nokes was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Addison O?Brien, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
White Oak's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Dixon, they pushed their record up to 13-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home.
White Oak might still be hurting after the 12-1 loss they got from Dixon in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can White Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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