Lewisburg has enjoyed the comforts of home their last five games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Oxford Chargers at 6:15 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Monday, Lewisburg faced Hernando in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Lewisburg's pitcher stepped up to hand Hernando a 6-0 shutout. Lewisburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
The team relied heavily on Anna Etter, who went 3-for-3 with five RBI, two doubles, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Leona Klaire Stokes, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Oxford only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Southaven on Monday. Everything went Oxford's way against Southaven as Oxford made off with a 9-1 win. Nine seems to be a good number for Oxford as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Paisley Walls made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over 6.1 innings pitched. Walls was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Addy Shorter, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Another player making a difference was MC King, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Lewisburg is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Oxford, their record now sits at 10-11.
Oxford's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Thursday. Lewisburg has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Oxford, though, as they've been averaging only 3.8. Will Lewisburg keep running through batters, or will Oxford buck the trend?
Lewisburg skirted past Oxford 2-0 in their previous meeting two weeks ago. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lewisburg since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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