Oakland faced Davidson Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Oakland never let Davidson Academy get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Eight seems to be a good number for the Patriots as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Kyleigh Higgs was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over five innings pitched. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one RBI.
In other batting news, Chloe Aaron was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in April of 2024. Addie Peay was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Patriots
| 03/22/25 vs Davidson Academy | 8-0 |
| 03/18/25 vs Siegel | 8-3 |
| 03/12/25 vs DeKalb County | 2-1 |
| 05/01/24 vs Forrest | 5-0 |
| 04/25/24 vs Blackman | 11-2 |
Oakland's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2-1. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing 7.2 strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.83 in the others. As for Davidson Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 5-3.
Oakland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, an 8-0 win against Brentwood Academy on the 22nd. As for Davidson Academy, they will challenge Goodpasture Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Goodpasture Christian has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11 runs per game on average), something Davidson Academy will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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