Softball Game Preview: Unionville Longhorns vs. Oxford Hornets

The Unionville Longhorns will venture away from home to square off against the Oxford Hornets at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. Oxford took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Unionville, who comes in off a win.

Unionville will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Bishop Shanahan on Friday. Unionville put the hurt on Bishop Shanahan with a sharp 14-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Longhorns, who have now won four games by ten runs or more so far this season.

Shannon Megill and Addison Smith did most of the damage at the plate: Megill scored two runs while going 3-for-4, while Smith went 2-for-4 with one home run, two RBI, and one double. Gracie Brun also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Oxford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They came up short against Avon Grove, falling 9-3.

Oxford saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ericka Ortega, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.

Unionville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. Oxford's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.

Unionville couldn't quite get it done against Oxford when the teams last played back in May of 2023 as they fell 6-1. Can Unionville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.