The Oak Grove Eagles will head out to face off against the Yerba Buena Warriors at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Yerba Buena took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Oak Grove, who comes in off a win.
Oak Grove took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over Gilroy.
Jordan McCoy
| 04/17/26 vs Gilroy | 10 |
| 04/03/26 @ Evergreen Valley | 9 |
| 03/20/26 @ Westmont | 6 |
| 03/13/26 @ Branham | 5 |
| 03/02/26 vs Gunderson | 4 |
Jordan McCoy made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over five innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one run and one double.
McCoy wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jose Alvarez, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Oak Grove hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Gilroy struck out 11 times.
Meanwhile, Yerba Buena fell victim to Mt. Pleasant and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Cardinals. Considering the last time the Warriors couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for Yerba Buena, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-6.
Oak Grove got the 'W' when the teams last played back in February of 2018 against Yerba Buena by a conclusive 22-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles 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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