The Oakleaf Knights will venture away from home to square off against the Newberry Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oakleaf gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Ponte Vedra 6-4. The Knights haven't had any issues with the Sharks recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Jackson Clark looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Oakleaf's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Luis Mendoza, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. JP Espinosa was another, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Newberry made easy work of Oak Hall on Monday and carried off a 9-2 win. With that victory, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Justin Moore looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Newberry let Tavis Honeycutt and Brycen Ochs run wild. Honeycutt scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3, while Ochs scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. That's the most stolen bases Honeycutt has posted since back in April of 2024. Brantley McCoy also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Newberry's record is now 9-6. As for Oakleaf, the win got them back to even at 10-10.
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