The Slippery Rock Rockets will head out to take on the Oil City Oilers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oil City took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Slippery Rock, who comes in off a win.
Slippery Rock is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Lakeview 14-1 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Joslyn Korcok was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Korcok was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one RBI. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April.
In other batting news, Slippery Rock let Savannah Smith and Lillian Campbell run wild. Smith went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs, while Campbell went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI Campbell has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Grace Greer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Slippery Rock lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Oil City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They fell 3-0 to Jamestown.
Oil City's defeat dropped their record down to 1-16. As for Slippery Rock, their victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-12.
Everything went Slippery Rock's way against Oil City in their previous meeting back in April, as Slippery Rock made off with an 11-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets 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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