The Oak Hall Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Newberry Panthers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Oak Hall is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Oak Hall lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Hawthorne, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Thursday's match. Oak Hall put the hurt on Hawthorne with a sharp 18-12 victory on Thursday. The Eagles not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 10th.
Gavin Jones
| 03/27/25 vs Hawthorne | 5 |
| 02/10/25 @ Eastside | 5 |
| 03/07/25 @ Hawthorne | 3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Countryside Christian | 2 |
| 03/12/25 @ Saint Francis Catholic | 2 |
| + 1 more games |
The team relied heavily on Gavin Jones, who went 4-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Oak Hall's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 2-1 (and 3-4 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Akins, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5.
Oak Hall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. The last time their batting average was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Newberry lost 13-2 to Trinity Christian Academy on Saturday. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Newberry also got a good showing from Nathan Arnold, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Arnold has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Newberry saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brantley McCoy, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Newberry's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Oak Hall, the win got them back to even at 5-5.
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