Oak Glen came tearing into Thursday's matchup with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wheeling Park Patriots and snuck past 5-4. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Oak Glen has scored all season.
Mattie Carney made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off four hits. Carney has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Carney was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Oak Glen let Rylie Bruce and Addie Smith loose on the outfield. Bruce scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Smith scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Wheeling Park's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sarah Seivertson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Oak Glen's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Wheeling Park, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Oak Glen will look to defend their home field on Friday against East Fairmont at 5:00 p.m. East Fairmont will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last. As for Wheeling Park, they will head out on the road to square off against Warren at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Wheeling Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
