On Thursday, Oak Grove faced West Marion in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oak Grove Warriors came up short against the West Marion Trojans, falling 12-2. The Warriors were red-hot at the plate heading into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the six contests prior), but the Trojans' pitchers proved too tough.
Oak Grove's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for West Marion, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 10-0.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Oak Grove will challenge Purvis at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Purvis' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Oak Grove's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for West Marion, they will square off against Perry Central at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. West Marion is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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