It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Vance Charter ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Oxford Prep Griffins. The win was nothing new for Vance Charter as they're now sitting on six straight.
Nathan Garlock made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Garlock has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances. Garlock was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Shawn Thomas Journigan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
On Oxford Prep's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Woodlief, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Even though they lost, Oxford Prep didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 16 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Vance Charter pushed their record up to 7-8 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Oxford Prep, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-6.
Vance Charter will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Excelsior Classical Academy at 5:00 p.m. Vance Charter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season. As for Oxford Prep, they will head out on the road to take on Granville Central at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Oxford Prep is facing Granville Central at the right time seeing as Granville Central is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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