The Oak Grove Panthers will head out to take on the Harrisonville Wildcats at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Grove has given up an average of 7.6 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Oak Grove couldn't beat Knob Noster on Wednesday even though they stacked ten runs on them in the fourth inning. Oak Grove fell 15-11 to Knob Noster.
Meanwhile, Harrisonville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Blackhawks.
Ben Mahurin was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Levi Hall, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Harrisonville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .400. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .379 or higher in three consecutive matches.
Harrisonville pushed their record up to 18-13 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Grove, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost nine of their last 12 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season.
Everything went Oak Grove's way against Harrisonville in their previous matchup back in April, as Oak Grove made off with a 10-3 victory. Do the Panthers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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