Silver Creek is 1-9 against Oak Grove since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Silver Creek Raiders will head out on the road to square off against the Oak Grove Eagles at 4:00 p.m. Silver Creek is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Silver Creek's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Lincoln on Friday. They fell victim to a rough 18-0 loss at the hands of the Lions. Considering the last time Silver Creek couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Silver Creek saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Baldovino, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Oak Grove can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 12-2 margin over Gunderson. Winning may never get old, but Oak Grove sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Eric Richard was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Richard was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Jeremiah Vierra and Brandon Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Vierra scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Stewart scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Stewart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Eric Pavia, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Silver Creek and nudges their season record down to 7-10. As for Oak Grove, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8 record this season.
Silver Creek might still be hurting after the 8-1 defeat they got from Oak Grove in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Silver Creek avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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