The Oxford Hornets will be playing at home against the Unionville Longhorns at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
Oxford's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Downingtown East on Wednesday. They lost 7-0 to the Cougars. The loss continues a trend for Oxford in their matchups with Downingtown East: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Unionville was not the first on the board on Wednesday, but they got there more often. They had just enough and edged Henderson out 3-2.
Luca Urdaneta spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Unionville's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trevor Dunne, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Chase Parise was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Oxford's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Unionville, their win bumped their record up to 12-3.
Oxford suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Unionville in their previous meeting back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Urdaneta, who didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Oxford knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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