Softball Preview: Oxon Hill Clippers vs. North Point Eagles
Oxon Hill has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the North Point Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oxon Hill is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Maryland's top teams: Gwynn Park, who was ranked 19th in their home state at the time (Oxon Hill was ranked eighth). Oxon Hill sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Gwynn Park on Saturday. That's two games straight that Oxon Hill has won by just one run.
Kennedy Woodruff made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 25 over nine innings pitched. Woodruff has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Woodruff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Coleman was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. Lisbeth Marroquin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Meanwhile, North Point put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 18-3 margin over St. Charles. Winning may never get old, but North Point sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Oxon Hill's victory was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 24-0. As for North Point, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
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