Oxford and Cedar Vale/Dexter are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2022, but likely not for long. The Oxford Wildcats will head out on the road to challenge the Cedar Vale/Dexter Spartans at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Oxford beats Cedar Vale/Dexter with 13 runs on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Oxford came out on top against South Sumner [Caldwell/South Haven] by a score of 13-8 two weeks ago. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oxford.
Meanwhile, Cedar Vale/Dexter waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They were the clear victor by a 12-0 margin over the Raiders. The result was nothing new for Cedar Vale/Dexter, who have now won 11 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Zoe Davidson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Davidson has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Davidson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Cedar Vale/Dexter got a massive performance out of Jesyn Vogele, who scored three runs and stole five bases while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Edee Boatman, who scored two runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-2.
Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-12 record this season. As for Cedar Vale/Dexter, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-3.
Oxford couldn't quite finish off Cedar Vale/Dexter when the teams last played two weeks ago and fell 5-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Davidson, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off seven hits. Now that Oxford knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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