The Red Oak Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Midlothian Panthers at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Red Oak took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Everything went their way against Kaufman as Red Oak made off with a 15-4 victory.
Meanwhile, Midlothian came tearing into Monday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions an 8-0 shutout. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
The result came thanks to Austyn Pena's shutout, as she gave up just four hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jocelyn Martinez, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Maddie Copeland, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Midlothian pushed their record up to 10-5-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Red Oak, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-4-1 record this season.
Red Oak couldn't quite finish off Midlothian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Red Oak avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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