The Oil City Oilers will square off against the Titusville Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oil City is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Last Wednesday, Oil City beat Franklin 8-3.
Jacob Teeter and Charlie Motter made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Teeter didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Meanwhile, Motter pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Teeter has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Teeter went 2-for-2 with a home run and a double, while Motter scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Titusville got the win against Corry on Thursday by a conclusive 12-2. With that win, Titusville brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Like Oil City, Titusville also got a great game from a two-way player: Kameron Mong. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Mong was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nate Stearns and Mason Titus did most of the damage at the plate: Stearns scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-4, while Titus scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Coleman Knapp was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
The victory got Oil City back to even at 9-9. As for Titusville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Oil City has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Titusville struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.7. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Oil City came out on top in a nail-biter against Titusville when the teams last played on May 1st, sneaking past 3-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oil City since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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