Lower Cape May is 0-5 against Oakcrest since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Lower Cape May Tigers will look to defend their home field against the Oakcrest Falcons at 4:00 p.m.
Lower Cape May is is headed into Wednesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Friday. They lost 19-2 to Wildwood Catholic.
Meanwhile, Oakcrest was able to grind out a solid win over The Pilgrim Academy on Tuesday, taking the game 7-4. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oakcrest.
Chrystral Williams spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on four hits and racked up nine Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Madison Mason and Dakota Miranda did most of the damage at the plate: Mason scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Miranda went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mia Priestley, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Lower Cape May's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Oakcrest, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season.
Lower Cape May suffered a grim 17-0 defeat to Oakcrest when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Now that Lower Cape May knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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