The Germantown Mavericks will head out on the road to take on the Oxford Chargers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Germantown is coming into the match hot, having won their last six games.
Germantown can't be too worried about heading out to take on Oxford: they just beat Brandon at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Germantown sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Brandon on Saturday. That's two games straight that Germantown has won by exactly two runs.
Drew Harrison made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Harrison has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Harrison was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Harrison wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Hood, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jackson Estes, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, Oxford can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Corinth. The win made it back-to-back victories for Oxford.
The team relied heavily on Sam Roy, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Thomas Rayburn, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
Germantown has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. As for Oxford, their record now sits at 19-10.
Germantown took their win against Oxford when the teams last played back in March of 2020 by a conclusive 15-2. Will Germantown repeat their success, or does Oxford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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