Softball Preview: Cushing Academy Penguins vs. Kingswood Oxford Wyverns
The Cushing Academy Penguins will head out on the road to take on the Kingswood Oxford Wyverns at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cushing Academy's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Kingswood Oxford on Saturday. They lost 9-0 to the Wyverns. The contest marked the first time this season in which Cushing Academy was not able to get on the board.
For Kingswood Oxford's part, Alexis Nisyrios '27 made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out ten over six innings pitched. Nisyrios '27 has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Nisyrios '27 was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Olivia Doran '26 was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aleis Gonzales '27, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
This is the second loss in a row for Cushing Academy and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Kingswood Oxford, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season.
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