After a string of five wins, Oakland's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell just short of North Douglas by a score of 3-1. Oakland was red-hot at the plate headed into the contest (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matches prior) but North Douglas' pitcher proved too tough.
Oakland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tiger Whitebird, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-1. Whitebird has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Oakland's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-4. As for North Douglas, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3.
Oakland will take on Elkton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Oakland is facing Elkton at the right time seeing as Elkton is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for North Douglas, they will head out on the road to take on Oakridge at 1:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Oakridge's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matchups.
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