High school teams from all across our area are now in the state playoffs, and Oxford Prep is no exception. The school’s athletic director, John Hammett, was on SportsTalk Thursday to discuss how his school is doing. “Our baseball team is young,” he said. Despite the youthfulness of the squad, Oxford Prep came from behind in the seventh inning to secure an 8-7 win over Clover Garden earlier this week to afford them the opportunity to go on the road to take on Pinetops. “Pinetops is an athletic school that does well in all sports,” Hammett said.
Meanwhile, the softball team is also on the road but with a much shorter trip as they will play Vance Charter at Oxford Park Friday afternoon at 5 p.m. Oxford Prep is coming off a convincing 16-0 win in three innings this week at Northwest Halifax. The Vance Charter game is a huge rivalry. “Everybody knows everybody. Vance Charter plays hard and hits the ball well,” Hammett said. Expect a huge turnout in Oxford for that game Friday afternoon.