Oxford Prep stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Eno River Bobcats onto the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Oxford Prep as they're now sitting on five straight.
Gage Hobgood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Hobgood has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hobgood was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Oxford Prep let Hunter Woodlief and Drew West loose on the outfield. Woodlief scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while West scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Davis Faulkner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Oxford Prep's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. As for Eno River, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-13.
Oxford Prep does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Eno River, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Southern Durham at 6:00 p.m. Southern Durham is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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