Baseball Preview: Lewisburg Patriots vs. Oxford Chargers
The Lewisburg Patriots will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Oxford Chargers at 7:00 p.m. Lewisburg will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
On Thursday, Lewisburg faced Oxford in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lewisburg fell just short of Oxford by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty 19 runs in the game before, Lewisburg couldn't push the score so high this time.
Talon Haley was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Lewisburg saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Samuel Richardson, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Even though they lost, Lewisburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Oxford only tossed five.
Lewisburg's defeat dropped their record down to 16-4. As for Oxford, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-8.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Saturday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lewisburg has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.6 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Oxford struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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