The Oak Harbor Rockets are taking a road trip to square off against the Evergreen Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oak Harbor will be strutting in after a victory while Evergreen will be coming in after a defeat.
Oak Harbor let Margaretta stack four runs on them in the third inning on Monday but luckily Oak Harbor prevailed anyway. The Rockets had just enough and edged out the Polar Bears 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Cooper Schultz was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Schultz was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, one run, and one double. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in April of 2025.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Nolan Bickelhaupt, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2025.
Meanwhile, Evergreen unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against Woodmore on Friday, falling 13-5.
Bryce Bolger made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three runs. Another player making a difference was Chris Shrader, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Oak Harbor came out on top in a nail-biter against Evergreen when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 9-8. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Rockets since the squad 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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