North Decatur had no answer to James Oliver on Thursday as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. As if that's not impressive enough, the pitching appearance was his third in a row with more than five innings. For the year, Oliver has an ERA of 8.71 over 31.3 innings pitched.
Even though Oliver couldn't lead Southwestern over North Decatur, he won't have to wait long to try again: the teams have a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Southwestern has been struggling at home and they'll enter the game having lost eight straight home games. Will Oliver and Co. be able to turn things around? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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