The Oxford Academy Patriots will face off against the Colony Titans at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with 11 losses in a row, Oxford Academy turned things around against Glenn on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Eagles 7-6. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Meanwhile, Colony entered their tilt with Alta Loma on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They never let the Braves get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. Considering the Titans have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Noah Lara made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Lara was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Elijah Ybanez and Jared Coleman did most of the damage at the plate: Ybanez scored a run while going 4-for-4, while Coleman went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Those four hits gave Ybanez a new career-high. Brody Litwin was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI.
Colony kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 14 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Alta Loma only managed four hits.
Colony pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Oxford Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 3-11.
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