Oxbow is a perfect 4-0 against Vergennes since June of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Olympians will look to defend their home field against the Commodores at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Oxbow has 24 straight victories, Vergennes has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Vergennes' hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Saturday: Oxbow hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Olympians' pitcher stepped up to hand Craftsbury Academy a 26-0 shutout on Thursday. The Olympians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 12 runs or more this season.
Mackenna Houston was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Houston was also stellar in the batter's box, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with three RBI and two runs.
Braylee Phelps
| 05/01/25 @ Craftsbury Academy | 4 |
| 04/29/25 @ Thetford Academy | 3 |
| 04/25/25 vs Spaulding | 1 |
| 04/15/25 @ Spaulding | 2 |
| 06/15/24 vs Bellows Falls | 3 |
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In other batting news, Braylee Phelps was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Brooke Osgood, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Oxbow always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Vergennes' offense. They fell just short of Oxbow by a score of 1-0 last Thursday.
Oxbow pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.7 runs over those games. As for Vergennes, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Oxbow skirted past Vergennes 1-0 in their previous matchup last Thursday. Do the Olympians have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Commodores turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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