It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Oxford can now relate to. They fell 7-4 to the Germantown Mavericks on Friday. Oxford has struggled against Germantown recently, as their matchup on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
For Germantown's part, Addison Lindley was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off eight hits. Lindley has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in ten consecutive pitching appearances. Lindley was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with a home run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Rivers Wilkins, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Julia Glasgow, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and a double.
Oxford's loss dropped their record down to 11-16. As for Germantown, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 18-6.
While Oxford had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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