The Harrison Wildcats are taking a road trip to face off against the Mason Comets at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Harrison has eight straight victories, Mason has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
While Harrison's win against Talawanda wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Wildcats had just enough and edged out the Brave 3-2. The three-run effort marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Jack Geers was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, one double, and one RBI.
Geers wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Seth Green, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Mason suffered their closest defeat since May 10, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of St. Xavier by a score of 8-6.
Ollie Stuart was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.
On the hitting side, Drew Johnson and Dylan Heimbuch stepped up to the plate in a big way. Johnson went 1-for-3 with one home run, while Heimbuch went 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That home run was Johnson's first of the season.
Harrison's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 8.8 runs thus far. As for Mason, their loss dropped their record down to 18-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Harrison has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Mason struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 7.3 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Harrison couldn't quite finish off Mason in their previous meeting back in May of 2021 and fell 3-1. Can the Wildcats avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
