GREENE – In what proved to be a very split game, the Oxford PONY League squad rallied late in the game to drive in all 10 of their runs in the final three innings for the 10-8 win on the road.

Taking the win for Oxford on the mound was Matt Roach. Roach threw 2.1 innings for four strikeouts and three walks – allowing just two hits for two runs, one being earned.

Perhaps even more impressive was the pitching in relief of Roach, Oxford employed Nick Cirello for 4.2 innings, as Cirello went to work on the Greene batters. Cirello secured nine strikeouts and just three walks – but allowed four hits and six runs.

The bats were just not there for Oxford, as they entered the fifth inning of play down 3-0.

That is when the offense clicked. Oxford smashed in five runs in the top of the fifth inning – taking the brief lead at 5-3. However, Greene powered back for a four-run inning in the bottom of the fifth, answering back by reclaiming the lead at 7-5.

The pace wasn’t sustainable for Greene, who fell off a cliff down the stretch. Oxford took the sixth inning by storm, securing four additional runs – all before each team tacked on a run in the seventh to let the dust settle on the final score of 10-8 in favor of Oxford.