Shady Spring and Oak Hill are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Red Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Shady Spring is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
Shady Spring proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 11) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged out Princeton 6-5. The victory continues a trend for Shady Spring in their matchups with Princeton: they've now won four in a row.
Sam Barnett
| 04/22/26 vs Princeton | 12 |
| 04/06/26 @ Nicholas County | 11 |
| 04/22/25 @ Greenbrier East | 11 |
| 04/13/26 vs Herbert Hoover | 8 |
| 04/28/25 vs Princeton | 8 |
Sam Barnett was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out 12 batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Barnett wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cutter Boggs, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
For some reason, the away team has come away with the win the last three times Oak Hill and Nicholas County have met, but the home crowd finally got their W on Thursday. The Red Devils took a 12-8 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grizzlies. The Red Devils haven't had much luck with the Grizzlies recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Owen Grose and Landon Kilany stepped up to the plate in a big way. Grose went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Kilany went 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Kilany has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Elswick, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
Oak Hill's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Shady Spring, their record now sits at 13-5.
Everything went Shady Spring's way against Oak Hill when the teams last played back in March, as Shady Spring made off with a 14-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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