The Red Oak Eagles will square off against the Howe Lions at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Red Oak is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Gans a 16-0 shutout on Thursday. The Eagles have beaten the Grizzlies the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Grizzlies has come to flipping the script.
Maggie Wilson made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wilson was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That run marked the first that she has scored this season.
In other batting news, Red Oak got a massive performance out of Allie Tovar (MSSU), who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those two runs gave Tovar (MSSU) a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jayla King, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
Red Oak kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gans didn't got any.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Howe had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 8-0 victory. The Lions might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Red Oak's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Howe, their victory bumped their record up to 18-12.
Red Oak skirted past Howe 5-3 when the teams last played back in August. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Lions turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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