The Oxford Blackhawks PONY league team rallied back in the top of the seventh but fell 3-2 to Deposit. (Photo by Morgan Golliver)

DEPOSIT— The Oxford Blackhawks PONY league team traveled to take on Deposit on Thursday, where they fought back in the top of the seventh inning, but ended up falling short 3-2.

Deposit scored early getting one run in the first inning and another one in the fourth. The Lumberjacks added the winning run in the sixth, keeping the heavily contested lead away from Oxford.

Oxford came up with a few hits with Uri Tracy adding a RBI during the late rally. Bodie Barrows added an RBI double into left field to cut the lead to 3-2. Joey Locke showed Oxford’s only other hit as the team finished with three hits in the loss.

Locke started on the mound for Oxford, only allowing two runs over four innings while recording two strikeouts. Tracy pitched two solid innings in relief, allowing one unearned run on three hits and striking out two batters.

Deposit finished with seven hits and made the most of its scoring opportunities to secure the win. Oxford committed four errors defensively, while Deposit had two.

Despite the loss, Oxford is hoping to build off this momentum to bring it into the next game.

Oxford (0-2) heads to Cooperstown on Monday 6 p.m.