The Oak Harbor Rockets will head out on the road to face off against the Edison Chargers at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oak Harbor has seven straight wins, Edison has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oak Harbor is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against Lake (and have done all season long). Oak Harbor was the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Lake on Wednesday.
Alyse Sorg made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Sorg has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Sorg was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Reese Adkins, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double. Ava Geyer was another key contributor, going 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Edison's offense. They lost 10-0 to Huron on Wednesday. The shutout was out of character for Edison seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Oak Harbor has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Edison, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.
Edison's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Oak Harbor has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .463. It's a different story for Edison, though, as they've only averaged .343. Will they be able to contain Oak Harbor's hitters?
Everything went Oak Harbor's way against Edison in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Oak Harbor made off with an 11-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oak Harbor 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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