Grove City is 8-2 against Oil City since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Grove City Eagles will look to defend their home field against the Oil City Oilers at 4:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grove City has three straight wins, Oil City has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Saturday, Grove City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Mercyhurst Prep.
Grove City's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kamden Martin, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. Martin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Paul Gubba, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Oil City fell victim to Conneaut Area and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 9-0 to the Eagles. The contest marked the first time this year in which Oil City was not able to get on the board.
Grove City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6. As for Oil City, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Grove City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.9 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Oil City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Grove City beat Oil City 4-1 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Oil City's Jacob Teeter, who struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off eight hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Grove City still be able to contain Teeter? There's only one way to find out.
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