Oak Grove can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They put the hurt on the Gilroy Mustangs with a sharp 13-6 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Grove.
Eric Richard made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Richard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Richard was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Brandon Stewart and Eric Rodriguez did most of the damage at the plate: Stewart scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances, while Rodriguez scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Stewart has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last eight times he's played. Brandyn Huerta was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On Gilroy's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jared Nelson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Carter Martinez, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Gilroy didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oak Grove only tossed four.
Oak Grove is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Gilroy, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-18.
Oak Grove will head out on the road to take on Silver Creek at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Grove is facing Silver Creek at the right time seeing as Silver Creek is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for Gilroy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Christopher at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Christopher's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Gilroy's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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