Baseball Recap: Oak Grove Takes a Loss

After flying high against West Marion last Tuesday, Oak Grove came back down to earth. The Oak Grove Warriors lost 14-6 to the Purvis Tornadoes on Friday. The Warriors were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Tornadoes apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in February of 2024.

Andrew Kelly and Mac McDaniel stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kelly went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and one double, while McDaniel went 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That double was Kelly's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Eric Booth Jr, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases.

Oak Grove's defeat was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-2. As for Purvis, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Oak Grove will square off against South Jones at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oak Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season. As for Purvis, they will face off against Wayne County at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Purvis' pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Wayne County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.