Baseball Preview: Oxford Wolverines vs. Coventry Patriots
The Oxford Wolverines are on the road again on Friday to play the Coventry Patriots at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oxford is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat Haddam-Killingworth by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 5-4.
Meanwhile, Coventry entered their tilt with Somers with ten consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 11. They never let the Spartans onto the board and left with a 4-0 win on Tuesday.
The result came thanks to Ethan Hunt's shutout, as he gave up just three hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Evan Menzel was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and a stolen base. Jacob Wojtkowiak was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Coventry, their victory bumped their record up to 23-3.
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