Oasis is 1-8 against Bishop Verot since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Oasis Sharks will head out on the road to challenge the Bishop Verot Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oasis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They skirted past Clewiston 5-4.
Oasis saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Medico, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bishop Verot can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They never let Gateway Charter onto the board and left with a 10-0 win. Winning may never get old, but Bishop Verot sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Bishop Verot also got a great performance from Blake Lavenia as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Grayson Carpenter was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Maddix Simpson, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Oasis' record is now 13-9. As for Bishop Verot, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oasis has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Bishop Verot struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oasis suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to Bishop Verot in their previous matchup back in March of 2019. Can Oasis avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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