Oakland is 0-10 against Oakland Tech since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Oakland Wildcats will be playing in front of their home fans against the Oakland Tech Bulldogs at 4:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Oakland suffered a tough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Skyline. Oakland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Manford Chu was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Couragi West, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Oakland Tech scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They never let Fremont onto the board and left with a 24-0 victory. With that win, Oakland Tech brought their scoring average up to 7.1 runs per game.
The team relied heavily on Issac Estow, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalen Thomas, who went 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Oakland's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Oakland Tech, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-6 record this season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oakland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Oakland Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oakland suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to Oakland Tech in their previous meeting back in March. Can Oakland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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