The Kingswood Oxford Wyverns will square off against the Cheshire Academy Cats at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Kingswood Oxford barely beat Westminster School the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wyverns never let the Martlets get on the board and left with a 6-0 victory on Tuesday. The Wyverns might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by six runs or more this season.
Alexis Nisyrios ?27 was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 17 over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Nisyrios ?27 wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Aleis Gonzalez ?27, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Racheal Segal ?28 also deserves some recognition as she scored her first runs of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cheshire Academy). Everything went their way against King on Wednesday as they made off with a 10-0 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cats in their matchups with the Vikings: they've now won three in a row.
Cheshire Academy's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 3-1. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Kingswood Oxford, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Kingswood Oxford beat Cheshire Academy 6-2 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Wyverns repeat their success, or do the Cats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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