Baseball Game Preview: Oxford Prep Griffins vs. Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans

The Oxford Prep Griffins will take on the Kerr-Vance Academy Spartans at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Oxford Prep will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.

15 must be Oxford Prep's lucky number: they beat Excelsior Classical Academy with that score not once but twice last Wednesday. The Griffins didn't even let the Flying Lions on the board, marking the Griffins' second-straight 15-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Griffins, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 19 runs the game before, Kerr-Vance Academy was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harrells Christian Academy. The loss continues a trend for the Spartans in their meetings with the Crusaders: they've now lost three in a row.

Oxford Prep's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-2. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.2 runs on average over those games. As for Kerr-Vance Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Everything went Oxford Prep's way against Kerr-Vance Academy when the teams last played back in February, as Oxford Prep made off with a 13-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Griffins since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.