Oxford is preparing for their first region matchup of the season on Tuesday. They will welcome the Shades Valley Mounties at 4:30 p.m. Oxford is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Oxford's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Sardis as Oxford made off with an 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Yellow Jackets, who have now won ten matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Oxford got a great performance from Ayden Noyola as he didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. What's more, Noyola gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since March 3rd.
Nick Richardson
| 03/29/25 vs Sardis | 3 |
| 03/26/25 @ Oakland | 3 |
| 03/26/25 vs Glenbrook South | 1 |
| 03/24/25 vs Lane Tech | 1 |
| 03/19/25 vs Boaz | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Richardson, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played. Marcus Lawler was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double.
Oxford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .435. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Sardis only posted a batting average of .174.
Meanwhile, Shades Valley fell victim to Holtville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 11-0. Considering the last time the Mounties couldn't score was back in February, the team can't take the result too hard.
Oxford's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-7. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Shades Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-16.
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