Baseball Game Preview: Oxford Prep Griffins vs. East Bladen Eagles

The Oxford Prep Griffins will take on the East Bladen Eagles on Friday. Oxford Prep is coming into the game hot, having won their last 16 games.

Oxford Prep is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They blew past Wake Prep Academy 10-1. Considering the Griffins have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jayce Elliott made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs and one RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, Davis Faulkner was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Woodlief, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.

Oxford Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .571. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Wake Prep Academy only posted an OBP of .269.

Meanwhile, East Bladen narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Hobgood Charter 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.

Oxford Prep pushed their record up to 19-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for East Bladen, their record is now 12-10.