Baseball Recap: Oak Hills Drops Highest Score of Season Against Middletown

Highlanders

Team Score (Highest)

04/23/25 @ Middletown	25
03/22/25 @ Fairborn	17
04/15/25 @ Fairfield	12
04/09/25 vs Hamilton	10
04/10/25 @ Talawanda	9

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Hills). They put the hurt on the Middletown Middies with a sharp 25-1 victory on Wednesday. With that win, the Highlanders brought their scoring average up to 7.2 runs per game.

Luke Wardwell was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Reece Paff, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI.

Oak Hills always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .667. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Oak Hills pushed their record up to 10-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Middletown, they are on a 14-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-12.

Coming up, Oak Hills will welcome Fairfield at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Middletown, they will head out on the road to challenge Madeira at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The MUSTANGS/AMAZONS will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Middies surely won't give up without a fight.