Baseball Recap: Huron Wins Going Away Against Willard

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/06/26 @ Port Clinton	15
04/23/26 vs Port Clinton	14
03/30/26 vs St. Joseph Central Catholic	14
04/09/26 vs Willard	10
04/27/26 @ Willard	9

Huron was not the first on the board on Monday, but they got there more often. They put the hurt on the Willard Crimson Flashes with a sharp 12-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven contests by eight runs or more so far this season.

Grant Periat and Landon Hohler did most of the damage at the plate: Periat went 2-for-4 with three RBI, one stolen base, and one double, while Hohler went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Those three RBI gave Periat a new career-high. Sam Cox also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Huron kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 5 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.

The victory made it two in a row for Huron and bumps their season record up to 9-6. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 1-12 Willard and 4-10 Port Clinton. As for Willard, their defeat was their sixth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 1-12.

Looking ahead, Huron will square off against Bellevue at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Willard, they will challenge Port Clinton at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.