Conneaut Area's found some homefield redemption this week after a overtime loss to Grove City on Wednesday. The Conneaut Area Eagles' pitchers stepped up to hand the Oil City Oilers a 9-0 shutout. This was payback for Conneaut Area, who suffered a 9-0 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Alex Wilpula made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Wilpula has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Wilpula was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Ashton Headley and Chase Stewart did most of the damage at the plate: Headley scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4, while Stewart scored a run while going 4-for-4.
Conneaut Area's win bumped their record up to 4-10. As for Oil City, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Conneaut Area will take on General McLane at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Oil City, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Clarion-Limestone at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Clarion-Limestone's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Oil City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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