Softball Recap: Oxford Comes Up Short

Oxford lost against Alexandria two weeks ago, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Yellow Jackets fell 5-1 to the Valley Cubs.

Oxford has also been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-14 record this season. As for Alexandria, their win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 29-8-2.

Coming up, Oxford will take on Shades Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Mounties have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.4 runs per game on average), something the Yellow Jackets will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Alexandria, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.