Oakleaf had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over the Mandarin Mustangs. That's more bragging rights for Oakleaf, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon McDonald spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Angel Perez, who scored a run while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorden Clarke, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
On Mandarin's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cole Rusak, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Oakleaf has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-8 record this season. As for Mandarin, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Oakleaf will be playing at home against Interlachen at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Interlachen is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. As for Mandarin, they will head out on the road to face off against Buchholz at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Buchholz's pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Mandarin's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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