The Oakland Oakers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Lowell Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Oakland will be strutting in after a victory while Lowell will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Oakland needed a bit of extra time to put away Camas Valley. They skirted past the Hornets 7-5.
Ty Percell made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off one hit. Percell was also big at the plate, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI.
In other batting news, Brayden Webb was excellent, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, sadly, Lowell is still looking for their first win of the season after 11 matches. They fell victim to a tough 17-0 defeat at the hands of Umpqua Valley Christian on Friday. The game marked the first time this year in which Lowell was not able to get on the board.
Oakland now has a winning record of 8-7. As for Lowell, their loss dropped their record down to 0-11.
Oakland came out on top in a nail-biter against Lowell in their previous meeting on April 9th, sneaking past 3-1. Does Oakland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lowell turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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