Baseball Game Preview: Cedar Vale Broncos vs. Oxford Wildcats

Cedar Vale is a perfect 3-0 against Oxford since May of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Broncos will look to defend their home field against the Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. Cedar Vale is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.

On Friday, Cedar Vale got the win against Conway Springs by a conclusive 9-2. Fans of the Broncos have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oxford). Their pitcher stepped up to hand Central a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. With that victory, the Wildcats brought their scoring average up to 6.9 runs per game.

Tucker Ruyle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He is becoming a predictor of Oxford's success: when he allows at most two hits the team is 2-1 (and 1-3 when he doesn't). Ruyle was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Logan Gaither was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2025. Wyatt Norris was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and two runs.

Oxford always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .720. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Cedar Vale's win bumped their record up to 7-0. As for Oxford, their victory bumped their record up to 3-4.

Everything went Cedar Vale's way against Oxford in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Cedar Vale made off with a 9-3 win. Will the Broncos repeat their success, or do the Wildcats have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.