Baseball Game Preview: Oak Hills Highlanders vs. Princeton Vikings

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Previous Games

05/05/25 - Away	14-1 W
04/24/24 - Away	3-1 W
04/22/24 - Home	6-4 W
04/25/23 - Home	11-6 W
04/19/23 - Away	8-9 L
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Oak Hills is 8-2 against Princeton since March of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Highlanders will welcome the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Oak Hills has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Princeton will arrive with four straight wins.

Oak Hills is headed into the match having just suffered their closest defeat since April 30, 2024 on Saturday. They fell just short of St. Xavier by a score of 5-3.

Gabe Cox was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Oak Hills saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Henry Maginn, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. Another was Wil Kraus, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Princeton got the win against Cincinnati Country Day on Saturday by a conclusive 10-3.

Princeton pushed their record up to 16-8 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.0 runs over those games. As for Oak Hills, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.

Oak Hills took their victory against Princeton in their previous meeting on Monday by a conclusive 14-1 score. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.