The North Oldham Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Male Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. North Oldham is coming into the matchup on a three-game losing streak.
On Thursday, North Oldham didn't have quite enough to beat Floyd Central and fell 3-2.
Gray Schmittel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
At the plate, North Oldham saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabriel Kuerzi, who went 1-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Male came up short against Eastern on Thursday and fell 14-10. That's two games in a row now that Male has lost by exactly four runs.
Andrew Vrbancic was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and six RBI. Drew Braun was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
North Oldham's record is now 5-13. As for Male, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-10.
Everything went North Oldham's way against Male when the teams last played back in March of 2022 as North Oldham made off with a 7-1 win. Does North Oldham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Male turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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