Baseball Preview: Oxford Chargers vs. Germantown Mavericks
The Oxford Chargers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Germantown Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oxford can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They never let Corinth onto the board and left with a 6-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oxford.
Sam Roy was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Rayburn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Germantown waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bulldogs and snuck past 4-2. That's two games straight that Germantown has won by exactly two runs.
Drew Harrison was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Harrison has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harrison was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Harrison wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hood, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Jackson Estes was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-10 record this season. As for Germantown, their victory bumped their record up to 20-6.
Oxford might still be hurting after the 15-2 defeat they got from Germantown when the teams last played back in March of 2020. Will Oxford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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