The Oak Grove Lutheran Grovers will venture away from home to face off against the Oakes Tornadoes at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Grove Lutheran has given up an average of 9.1 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oak Grove Lutheran is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of North Dakota's top teams: Kindred, who was ranked 14th at the time (Oak Grove Lutheran was ranked 20th). The Grovers lost 13-1 to the Vikings on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Grovers couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Oakes came up short against Hillsboro/Central Valley on Saturday and fell 10-5.
Chris Titus was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Titus was even better at the plate, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-3.
Titus wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Deagan Roehrich, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Oakes' defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Oak Grove Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Oak Grove Lutheran skirted past Oakes 17-16 when the teams last played on April 8th. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Grovers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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