The Oneida Indians will head out on the road to square off against the Alcoa Tornadoes at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oneida can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game two weeks ago. They blew past Pigeon Forge 16-1. Oneida's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
The team relied heavily on Prayleigh Welch, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Shiloh Shoemaker, who scored two runs.
Meanwhile, Alcoa had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Eagles out 6-5.
Oneida's win ended a four-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-4. As for Alcoa, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with that victory, which was their 18th straight at home dating back to last season.
Oneida suffered a grim 26-0 defeat to Alcoa in their previous meeting back in March. Can Oneida avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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