Red Oak waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-3 margin over the Lancaster Tigers. That's more bragging rights for Red Oak, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Lancaster's part, Nathan Ortega was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Ortega has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Red Oak's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-13-1. As for Lancaster, they dropped their record down to 2-11 with that loss, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Red Oak will head out on the road to face off against Duncanville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Lancaster, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Ennis at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lancaster is facing Ennis at the right time seeing as Ennis is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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