Fillmore hasn't had much luck against Oak Park recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Flashes are taking a road trip to take on the Eagles at 3:30 p.m. Fillmore has given up an average of 8.5 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Fillmore is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against San Marcos on Wednesday. They came up short against the Royals, falling 14-1.
Fillmore saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Azaria Aguilar, who went 1-for-2 with one run.
Meanwhile, while Oak Park put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Nordhoff. The Eagles were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over the Rangers. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Oak Park also got a great performance from Elle Samuels as she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Samuels has posted since back in March.
At the plate, Oak Park let Arika Innis and Julia Katz run wild. Innis went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and two runs, while Katz went 2-for-4 with three runs and three RBI. Those two runs gave Innis a new career-high. Sailor Platt was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Oak Park's record is now 10-7. As for Fillmore, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Fillmore suffered a grim 7-0 defeat to Oak Park when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can the Flashes avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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