The Oil City Oilers will head out on the road to square off against the Sharon Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Oil City sitting on four straight victories and Sharon on three.
Last Friday, Oil City narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Erie 2-1.
Zach Love spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
At the plate, Charlie Motter was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner (Hank) Lockhart, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Sharon can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They put the hurt on Franklin with a sharp 15-0 victory.
Ethan Engelmore looked comfortable as he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and only one walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Mark Cattron was a standout: he scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Hayden Scarmack, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Oil City has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Sharon, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Oil City skirted past Sharon 10-8 when the teams last played last Friday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oil City 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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