New Oxford and South Western are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The New Oxford Colonials will head out on the road to take on the South Western Mustangs at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
New Oxford's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Red Lion on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 10-0 walloping at the hands of the Lions.
Meanwhile, South Western put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past Susquehannock 10-4. South Western might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won five matchups by six runs or more this season.
Carlos Caraballo was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up four earned runs off five hits. Caraballo was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, South Western got a massive performance out of Colby Bealing, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jacob Berzonski, who scored three runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
New Oxford has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-7 record this season. As for South Western, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
New Oxford was able to grind out a solid win over South Western in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Oxford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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