The Oxford Prep Griffins will head out on the road to challenge the Vance Charter Knights at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Oxford Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
Oxford Prep's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Warren County. The Griffins haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Hailey Crowder was excellent, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Marleigh Swanner, who went 2-for-3 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Vance Charter unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell 5-2 to Roxboro Community. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Knights couldn't push the score so high this time.
Vance Charter saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Leah Rice, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Rice has hit this season.
Oxford Prep's win bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Vance Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 10-4.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oxford Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Vance Charter struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oxford Prep couldn't quite get it done against Vance Charter in their previous meeting on Friday as they fell 3-0. Can the Griffins avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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