The Oak Ridge Wildcats will challenge the Maryville Red Rebels at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Ridge's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Maryville's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Oak Ridge is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Daniel Boone just ended the team's 14-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Trailblazers by a score of 4-3.
Oak Ridge got a good showing from Isaiah Wilson, who pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, Oak Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Richie Ferreira, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 11 runs the game before, Maryville was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They lost 12-2 to Heritage.
Maryville's loss dropped their record down to 16-15-1. As for Oak Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 25-4.
Oak Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Maryville when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 6-5. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Rebels turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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