Cox is 1-9 against Ocean Lakes since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cox Falcons will head out on the road to square off against the Ocean Lakes Dolphins at 4:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
While Cox's win against Bayside wasn't quite the blowout they won the last time the pair played, they still came away the winners. Cox had just enough and edged Bayside out 6-4. The victory was familiar territory for Cox who now have three in a row.
Lindsey Baber was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing four bases while going 2-for-4. Emerson Bowen was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Ocean Lakes has not done well against Kempsville recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Ocean Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Kempsville and snuck past 4-3. The win was nothing new for Ocean Lakes as they're now sitting on five straight.
Cox's victory bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Ocean Lakes, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Cox might still be hurting after the 7-0 loss they got from Ocean Lakes in their previous matchup two weeks ago. Can Cox avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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