Oakdale and Rockwood are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. Oakdale is taking a road trip to take on Rockwood at 6:35 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oakdale has six straight victories, Rockwood has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Oakdale will bounce into Monday's game after beating Oneida, who they had gone 0-8 against in their eight prior meetings. Oakdale came out on top against Oneida by a score of 4-0 on Friday. While the Eagles didn't have the best season last year (they finished 5-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Not much got past Rhylan Hicks, who gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Oneida off the board. That's the most strikeouts Hicks has posted since back in May of 2024.
Rilee Goodson
| 03/21/25 vs Oneida | 4 |
| 03/25/24 vs Sunbright | 3 |
| 04/22/24 @ Coalfield | 1 |
| 04/04/24 vs Harriman | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ Midway | 1 |
At the plate, Rilee Goodson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Those four stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Smith, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Rockwood lost 23-3 to Greenback on Thursday.
Oakdale's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Rockwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Oakdale came out on top in a nail-biter against Rockwood in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, sneaking past 2-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Oakdale since the team 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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