The Oak Glen Golden Bears will square off against the Wheeling Central Catholic Maroon Knights at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oak Glen 3.6, Wheeling Central Catholic 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Oak Glen is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Varsity Opponent just ended the team's eight-game winning streak on Saturday. They came up short against Varsity Opponent, falling 11-0. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Golden Bears, who until this contest were averaging 3.61 runs allowed.
Meanwhile, Wheeling Central Catholic was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of Oak Glen.
Wheeling Central Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Oak Glen, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-9.
Oak Glen came out on top in a nail-biter against Wheeling Central Catholic in their previous meeting on Thursday, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Golden Bears repeat their success, or do the Maroon Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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