The Schurr Spartans will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Oxford Academy Patriots at 3:00 p.m. The last three games Schurr has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Wednesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Schurr had to settle for an 8-7 loss against Whittier. That's two games in a row now that Schurr has lost by just one run.
Julius Landeros made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Liam Lu, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Meanwhile, Oxford Academy was able to grind out a solid victory over Whittier on Tuesday, taking the game 6-1. The win was just what Oxford Academy needed coming off of a 6-0 defeat in their prior contest.
Schurr dropped their record down to 6-10 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for Oxford Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 7-8-1 record this season.
Schurr was able to grind out a solid victory over Oxford Academy when the teams last played back in March of 2015, winning 7-4. Will Schurr repeat their success, or does Oxford Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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