Oxbridge Academy is 4-0 against Okeechobee since February of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Oxbridge Academy ThunderWolves will look to defend their home field against the Okeechobee Brahmans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Oxbridge Academy is is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Archbishop McCarthy. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, Oxbridge Academy couldn't push the score so high this time.
Isabella Ruggiero made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run.
Meanwhile, Okeechobee might've scored the first runs on Thursday, but it was Sebring who claimed the real prize. Okeechobee fell 7-3 to Sebring. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Okeechobee in their matchups with Sebring: they've now lost eight in a row.
Okeechobee saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kamryn Hackett, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Oxbridge Academy's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Okeechobee, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-11.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Oxbridge Academy hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 1.1 home runs per game. However, it's not like Okeechobee struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.7. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Oxbridge Academy's way against Okeechobee in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Oxbridge Academy made off with a 14-8 victory. Will Oxbridge Academy repeat their success, or does Okeechobee have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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