Softball Preview: Oxford Chargers vs. DeSoto Central Jaguars
Oxford has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the DeSoto Central Jaguars at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. DeSoto Central took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Oxford, who comes in off a win.
Oxford will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Friday, then bounced right back against Bruce on Monday. Oxford's pitcher stepped up to hand Bruce a 10-0 shutout.
Paisley Walls was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 5.2 innings pitched. Walls has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Walls was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addy Shorter, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was TG Hamilton, who went 3-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Meanwhile, DeSoto Central fell victim to Hernando and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Tigers. DeSoto Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
DeSoto Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Londen Armstrong, who went 2-for-4 with a double.
Oxford has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for DeSoto Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-10.
Oxford suffered a grim 12-0 defeat to DeSoto Central when the teams last played on April 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of DeSoto Central's Colby Young, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Now that Oxford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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