Baseball Game Preview: Milford Eagles vs. Winton Woods Warriors

Milford is a perfect 8-0 against Winton Woods since April of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Eagles will host the Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Milford is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Milford's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Middletown 10-0. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Eagles considering their two-run performance the match before.

Joe Cafferky

Batters Struck Out (Career)

04/19/25 vs Middletown	11
04/13/24 vs Winton Woods	5
04/11/25 vs Kings	4
04/20/24 vs Lakota West	4
04/25/24 vs Cincinnati Trailblazers HomeSchool	3

Milford got a great performance from Joe Cafferky as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave Cafferky a new career-high.

On the hitting side, Sam Kiger was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Mears, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.

Milford was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Winton Woods was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 24-3 to Walnut Hills.

Lawrence Brown Jr made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and two RBI.

Milford has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.6 runs over those games. As for Winton Woods, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.

Winton Woods' hitters will have their work cut out for them on Monday. Milford has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.5 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Winton Woods, though, as they've been averaging only 2.3 strikeouts. Will Milford keep running through batters, or will the Warriors buck the trend?

Milford took their victory against Winton Woods in their previous meeting back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 19-0 score. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.