Baseball Game Preview: Chiefland Indians vs. Oak Hall Eagles

The Chiefland Indians are taking a road trip to take on the Oak Hall Eagles at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. Chiefland will be strutting in after a victory while Oak Hall will be coming in after a defeat.

Chiefland barely beat P.K. Yonge the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Indians' pitcher stepped up to hand the Blue Wave a 14-0 shutout on Tuesday. The win continues a trend for the Indians in their matchups with the Blue Wave: they've now won three in a row.

Trey Meeks

Runs

04/01/25 @ P.K. Yonge	3
03/25/25 @ Bell	3
03/13/25 vs Fort White	2
02/28/25 vs Oak Hall	2
03/31/25 @ Fort White	1
+ 4 more games

Luke Watkins and Trey Meeks did most of the damage at the plate: Watkins scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2, while Meeks scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Chiefland is undefeated when Meeks posts two or more runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Jolan Doty also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.

Chiefland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. The last time their OBP was this high was since the start of last season.

Meanwhile, Oak Hall fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Saint Francis Catholic on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Wolves by a score of 5-4. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Aaron Akins and Gavin Jones stepped up to the plate in a big way. Akins scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2, while Jones scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Akins is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Beaupre, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI.

The victory got Chiefland back to even at 9-9. As for Oak Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.

Chiefland skirted past Oak Hall 7-5 when the teams last played back in February. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Indians since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.