A feisty cat fight will be fought as Hazelwood West Wildcats challenge Oakville Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hazelwood West will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Hazelwood West barely beat Lutheran the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went Hazelwood West's way against Lutheran on Thursday as Hazelwood West made off with a 10-3 win. Fans of the Wildcats have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Billy Jackson made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over seven innings pitched. Jackson was also big at the plate, scoring three runs while going 4-for-4.
Alex Douglas
| 03/20/25 vs Lutheran | 4 |
| 03/15/25 vs Lutheran North | 2 |
| 03/29/24 @ Parkway South | 2 |
| 03/15/25 vs McCluer North | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Orchard Farm | 1 |
In other batting news, Alex Douglas was incredible, scoring three runs while going 4-for-5. Those four hits gave him a new career-high.
Hazelwood West was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .414. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .364 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Oakville had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Lindbergh by a score of 6-5 on Thursday.
Hazelwood West pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Oakville, their loss dropped their record down to 0-1.
Hazelwood West suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to Oakville when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can Hazelwood West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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