Oakdale lost against Anderson County back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Oakdale Eagles took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Anderson County Mavericks. That's two games in a row now that Oakdale has lost by exactly five runs.
Oakdale saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Gregory, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Joseph Summers was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Anderson County's side, Trent Strickland and Alex Bond did most of the damage at the plate: Strickland scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Bond went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. Another player making a difference was Morgan Clark, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
This is the second loss in a row for Oakdale and nudges their season record down to 7-4. As for Anderson County, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-5.
Oakdale will head out on the road to challenge Clinton at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Clinton is coming into the matchup with five straight losses at home, meaning Oakdale will have to defend against a team hungry for a win. As for Anderson County, they will challenge Urbana at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Anderson County's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Urbana's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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