Oxford proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by 16) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Bellingham Blackhawks 9-7. The win was familiar territory for the Pirates, who have now won three games in a row.

Pirates
04/17/25 vs Bellingham | 9-7 |
04/02/25 vs Grafton | 4-1 |
03/31/25 vs St. Paul | 2-1 |
05/24/24 vs Burncoat | 12-2 |
05/14/24 vs Millis | 10-0 |
05/09/24 vs Quaboag Regional | 5-2 |
Oxford's victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Bellingham, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Coming up, Oxford will challenge Bay Path RVT at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Pirates 3.8, the Minutemen 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Bellingham, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Norwood at 4:00 p.m. on the 28th.
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