The Central Raiders will face off against the Oxford Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Central not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 15, 2024. They were the clear victors by a 17-5 margin over Udall.
Meanwhile, Oxford won against South Haven on Thursday with 15 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. Oxford didn't even let South Haven on the board, marking Oxford's second-straight 15-0 shutout. The win continues a trend for the Wildcats in their matchups with the Cardinals: they've now won four in a row.
Pearson Rush and Connor Commerford did most of the damage at the plate: Rush went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI, while Commerford scored two runs while going 3-for-4. That's the most hits Rush has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Logan Gaither, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Oxford pushed their record up to 2-0 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 11.1 runs thus far As for Central, the win got them back to even at 1-1.
Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Oxford in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, winning 5-1. Will Central repeat their success, or does Oxford has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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