The Oak Hills Highlanders will be playing at home against the Lakota East Thunderhawks at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Oak Hills' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed back in April. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over Hamilton. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Oak Hills.
Meanwhile, Lakota East got the win against Hamilton on Wednesday by a conclusive 7-0.
Not much got past Kaleigh Crawford, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Hamilton off the board. Crawford has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Halina Shulte, who went 3-for-3 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Hailey Hensley, who went 1-for-2 with a home run.
The win got Oak Hills back to even at 4-4. As for Lakota East, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season.
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