On Friday, Northwest Rankin faced Oak Grove in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Northwest Rankin Cougars walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Oak Grove Warriors. This was a revenge game for Northwest Rankin, as the team was forced to settle for a 7-4 loss when these two played last Wednesday.
Trey Davidson was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Brady Saxton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Oak Grove's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eric Booth Jr, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Northwest Rankin is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Oak Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-6.
Northwest Rankin will be playing in front of their home fans against Warren Central at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest Rankin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Warren Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oak Grove, they will be playing at home against Bay at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oak Grove is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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