Softball Preview: Oakcrest Falcons vs. Absegami Braves
The Oakcrest Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Absegami Braves at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Oakcrest sitting on five straight wins and Absegami on three.
Oakcrest is headed into the game fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Bridgeton a 22-0 shutout on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Dakota Miranda made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. Miranda was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Mason was a standout: she scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Mia Priestley, who went 2-for-3 with two triples, three RBI, and two runs.
Meanwhile, Absegami put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Pleasantville 22-0.
Oakcrest's record now sits at 5-0. As for Absegami, their record now sits at 6-2.
Oakcrest suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Absegami in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Oakcrest avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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