Lewisburg stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They blew past the Oxford Chargers 17-7. Winning may never get old, but Lewisburg sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Leah Walker made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Walker has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Walker was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kara Walker, who went 3-for-4 with two triples, five RBI, and two runs. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Leona Klaire Stokes, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
On Oxford's side, Addy Shorter made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two doubles, and a run. MC King was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Lewisburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-5 record this season. As for Oxford, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-15.
Lewisburg will be playing at home against Tupelo at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Lewisburg's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Tupelo's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Oxford, they will head out on the road to challenge Germantown at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Germantown knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three contests -- so hopefully Oxford likes a good challenge.
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