Softball Game Preview: Oxford Chargers vs. Lewisburg Patriots

By Team Reports Apr 10, 2024, 4:00pm

Softball Preview: Oxford Chargers vs. Lewisburg Patriots

The Oxford Chargers will be playing at home against the Lewisburg Patriots at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.

Oxford only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Southaven on Monday. Everything went Oxford's way against Southaven as Oxford made off with a 9-1 win. With that victory, Oxford brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Paisley Walls made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Walls was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

In other batting news, Addy Shorter was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. AF Leflore was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Lewisburg gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They never let Hernando onto the board and left with a 6-0 victory. The win was just what Lewisburg needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior contest.

Anna Etter was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Leona Klaire Stokes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.

Oxford's victory bumped their record up to 10-11. As for Lewisburg, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.

Oxford couldn't quite finish off Lewisburg in their previous matchup two weeks ago and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lewisburg's Emma Abrams, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 14 over seven 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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