The Oregon Hawks will take on the West Carroll Thunder at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oregon has seven straight wins, West Carroll has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Oregon and Genoa-Kingston meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Hawks walked away with an 11-8 victory over the Cogs.
Lola Schwarz
| 04/24/25 @ Genoa-Kingston | 3 |
| 04/21/25 @ Byron | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Lutheran | 1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Forreston | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Rock Falls | 1 |
Ella Dannhorn and Lola Schwarz did most of the damage at the plate: Dannhorn went 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs, while Schwarz went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple. Those three stolen bases gave Schwarz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaelin Shaffer, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one triple.
Meanwhile, West Carroll suffered their closest loss since April 13, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Galena by a score of 3-1.
Oregon pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for West Carroll, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-15.
Everything went Oregon's way against West Carroll in their previous matchup back in May of 2022, as Oregon made off with a 15-1 win. Will the Hawks repeat their success, or do the Thunder have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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