The Huntington Highlanders will face off against the Oak Hill Red Devils at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Huntington nor Oak Hill posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Huntington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Raceland, who was ranked 15th in their home state at the time (Huntington was ranked 22nd). The Highlanders fell 6-2 to the Rams on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Highlanders in their meetings with the Rams: they've now lost four in a row.
Huntington got a good showing from Kaleb Lucas, who pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. What's more, Lucas gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill came up short against Princeton on Friday, falling 9-1.
Oak Hill's defeat dropped their record down to 4-21. As for Huntington, their loss dropped their record down to 14-13.
Huntington was able to grind out a solid win over Oak Hill in their previous meeting back in March of 2025, winning 4-1. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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