Softball Recap: Oak Hill Snags Tenth Win in Last 12 Games

After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Western, Oak Hill was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Manchester Squires 6-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Jolee Hawkins

Runs

05/22/25 vs Manchester	3
05/17/25 @ Southwood	1
05/16/25 vs Caston	2
05/15/25 vs Mississinewa	1
05/14/25 vs Eastbrook	1
+ 9 more games

The team relied heavily on Jolee Hawkins, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with three runs and one double. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April.

Oak Hill is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Manchester, they now have a losing record of 12-13.

Coming up, Oak Hill is taking a road trip to challenge Northfield at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. The Golden Eagles are facing the Norsemen at the right time seeing as the Norsemen are stuck on an 11-game losing streak. As for Manchester, they will head out to face off against Southwood at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.