Yellow Jackets
| 03/01/25 vs Pleasant Valley | 15 |
| 03/04/25 vs Alexandria | 10 |
| 02/22/25 @ Hokes Bluff | 10 |
| 02/22/25 @ Piedmont | 7 |
| 02/13/25 @ Spain Park | 7 |
On Saturday, Oxford faced Bob Jones in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Oxford Yellow Jackets' pitcher stepped up to hand the Bob Jones Patriots a 6-0 shutout. Considering the Yellow Jackets have won six matchups by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Gavin Griner, who gave up just two hits to keep Bob Jones off the board. Griner has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Nick Richardson was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Zakaree Newton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
Oxford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in four consecutive games.
Oxford is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. With the defeat, Bob Jones broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-4.
Looking ahead, Oxford will venture away from home to face off against Thompson at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Oxford's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Thompson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Bob Jones, they will be taking part in a tournament against University School of Jackson at 9:00 a.m. on Monday.
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