Softball Game Preview: James Madison Warhawks vs. Oakton Cougars

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Previous Games

04/25/25 - Home	18-13 W
05/02/24 - Away	17-3 W
04/11/24 - Home	13-1 W
05/16/23 - Home	11-1 W
05/02/23 - Away	22-2 W
+ 5 more games

James Madison has gone a perfect 10-0 against Oakton recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Warhawks will head out on the road to square off against the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. James Madison is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.

James Madison proved they can win big on Friday (they won by 23) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Westfield 6-5.

Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Oakton was a bit more limited in their contest on Tuesday. They fell just short of Chantilly by a score of 2-1.

James Madison pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 22nd straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Oakton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-5.

James Madison was able to grind out a solid win over Oakton in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 18-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warhawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.