Softball Preview: Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans vs. Oxford Wildcats
Cedar Vale/Dexter and Oxford are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Oxford Wildcats at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cedar Vale/Dexter gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Central a 12-0 shutout.
Zoe Davidson made a splash no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Davidson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Davidson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cedar Vale/Dexter got a massive performance out of Jesyn Vogele, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Edee Boatman was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Oxford won against South Haven two weeks ago with 13 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again two weeks ago. Oxford walked away with a 13-8 victory over South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven]. That's two games straight that Oxford has won by exactly five runs.
Cedar Vale/Dexter's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3. As for Oxford, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season.
Cedar Vale/Dexter skirted past Oxford 5-3 in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Does Cedar Vale/Dexter have another victory up their sleeve, or will Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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