If Oxford was riding high fresh off their 15-0 takedown of Horn Lake last Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oxford Chargers fell just short of the Pearl Pirates by a score of 9-7 on Friday.
Jayla Dukes made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and fired off two home runs and three RBI while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in home runs. Jacei Clark was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Oxford has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-7 record this season. Pearl's victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-2.
Coming up, Oxford will head out to square off against Brandon at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Brandon will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Oxford surely won't give up without a fight. As for Pearl, they will look to defend their home field on March 15th against Bogue Chitto at 6:25 p.m.
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