Oakwood is on a five-game streak of home losses, and Valley View a four-game streak of away losses. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Friday. The Oakwood Lumberjacks will host the Valley View Spartans at 5:00 p.m. Oakwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Oakwood turned things around against Valley View on Wednesday. They blew past the Spartans 10-3. Surprisingly, this marked the Lumberjacks' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.
Claire Ferra spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on four hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Isa Dunlap was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four runs, one triple, and one double. Another player making a difference was Reed Archdeacon, who went 2-for-4 with three runs and one RBI.
Oakwood's victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-5 and their overall record up to 5-10. As for Valley View, their loss dropped their record down to 2-10-1.
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