Harding's game last Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Academy for Sciences & Agriculture Eagles as they made off with a 20-9 victory. The win continues a trend for the Knights in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Alex Oxley was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Oxley was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two).
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In other batting news, Nathan Bowes was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing five bases while going 2-for-3. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Mikey Xiong, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3.
Harding was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .464. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Academy for Sciences & Agriculture only posted a batting average of .125.
The victory got Harding back to even at 1-1. As for Academy for Sciences & Agriculture, they dropped their record down to 0-2 with the loss, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Looking ahead, Harding will host Brooklyn Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Academy for Sciences & Agriculture, they will head out to take on PACT Charter at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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