Softball Game Preview: Oasis Academy Bighorns vs. Pershing County Mustangs

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04/12/25 - Home	8-7 W
04/12/25 - Home	10-2 W
04/08/25 - Away	13-3 W
03/01/25 - Away	10-3 W
04/13/24 - Away	4-5 L
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Oasis Academy and Pershing County are an even 5-5 against one another since March of 2019, but likely not for long. The Bighorns will challenge the Mustangs at 8:30 a.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Pershing County will be up against a hot Oasis Academy squad: the team just extended their winning streak to nine. The Bighorns blew past West Wendover 17-1 last Saturday. That's two games straight that the Bighorns have won by exactly 16 runs.

Oasis Academy let Shayana McNamer and Emma Lewis run wild. McNamer went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs, while Lewis got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four stolen bases, four runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Lewis has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Amberlyn Casey, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Oasis Academy was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .438. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .400 or higher in three consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Pershing County got themselves on the board against Silver Stage on Saturday, but Silver Stage never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Nighthawks with a sharp 17-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Mustangs, who have now won three games in a row.

Oasis Academy's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-5. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Pershing County, the victory got them back to even at 13-13.

Oasis Academy skirted past Pershing County 8-7 in their previous matchup back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bighorns since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.