On Wednesday, the Oakville Tigers didn't have quite enough to beat the Belleville East Lancers and fell 3-1.
For Belleville East's part, Owen Hodapp looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also only allowed one walk). Hodapp has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Caden Cagas was excellent, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nasir Fares, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Oakville dropped their record down to 3-3 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Belleville East, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-4.
Oakville will be playing in front of their home fans against Brentwood at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Oakville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Brentwood's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Belleville East, they will head out on the road to challenge Granite City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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