Baseball Preview: Oxford Prep Griffins vs. Eno River Bobcats
Oxford Prep is 4-0 against Eno River since March of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Oxford Prep Griffins will be playing at home against the Eno River Bobcats at 6:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Oxford Prep can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent contest on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Louisburg an 11-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Oxford Prep as they're now sitting on three straight.
Jayce Elliott was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. Elliott has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Elliott was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Oxford Prep let Hunter Woodlief and Davis Faulkner loose on the outfield. Woodlief got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a triple, a run, and a double, while Faulkner went 1-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Forrest Capps, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Eno River scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against NCSSM: Durham as Eno River made off with a 15-7 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Eno River.
Oxford Prep's win bumped their record up to 12-6. As for Eno River, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a massive bump to their 4-11 record this season.
Oxford Prep took their victory against Eno River in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 20-3. Does Oxford Prep have another victory up their sleeve, or will Eno River turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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