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Oak Park Eagles JV Claims Lead In Ninth Inning To Defeat Santa Paula Cardinals
Oak Park Eagles JV snagged a late lead and defeated Santa Paula Cardinals 6-5 on Thursday. The game was tied at five with Oak Park Eagles JV batting in the top of the ninth when an error scored one run for Oak Park Eagles JV.
Oak Park Eagles JV earned the victory despite allowing Santa Paula Cardinals to score three runs in the fifth inning. Santa Paula Cardinals’s big inning was driven by doubles by E Gonzalez and A Gonzalez and a single by C Johnson.
Oak Park Eagles JV got things started in the first inning when Aman Kar grounded out, scoring one run.
Santa Paula Cardinals evened things up at five in the bottom of the seventh inning. Gonzalez drew a walk, scoring one run.
After Oak Park Eagles JV scored one run in the top of the fourth, Santa Paula Cardinals answered with one of their own. Oak Park Eagles JV scored when Jack Newman grounded out, scoring one run. Santa Paula Cardinals then answered when E Graham singled on a 1-0 count, scoring one run.
Oak Park Eagles JV scored three runs in the sixth inning. Newman, Brett Christensen, and Neal Purohit all contributed in the big inning with RBIs.
Jack Fisher got the win for Oak Park Eagles JV. He lasted two and two-thirds innings, allowing one hit and zero runs while striking out two.
H Faussett took the loss for Santa Paula Cardinals. He surrendered one run on three hits over two and two-thirds innings, walking one.
E Garcia started the game for Santa Paula Cardinals. He surrendered five runs on eight hits over six and a third innings, striking out two Quest Finnan started the game for Oak Park Eagles JV. He allowed seven hits and five runs over six and a third innings, striking out four and walking one.
Oak Park Eagles JV collected 11 hits on the day. Max Gudino and Gavin Gudino all managed multiple hits for Oak Park Eagles JV. Gudino led Oak Park Eagles JV with three hits in five at bats.
Santa Paula Cardinals collected eight hits. Gonzalez and Graham all managed multiple hits for Santa Paula Cardinals.
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