Oak Hall has gone 8-2 against Saint Francis Catholic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Eagles will face off against the Wolves at 4:00 p.m. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Oak Hall is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Countryside Christian with a sharp 16-3 victory. The win continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Minutemen: they've now won five in a row.
Aaron Akins
| 04/15/25 vs Countryside Christian | 3 |
| 03/27/25 vs Hawthorne | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Seven Rivers Christian | 2 |
| 03/12/25 @ Saint Francis Catholic | 2 |
| 02/10/25 @ Eastside | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Aaron Akins was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is becoming a predictor of Oak Hall's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-1 (and 4-7 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Owen Lichstein, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Oak Hall kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post 11 or more hits.
Meanwhile, Saint Francis Catholic had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Tuesday. They never let the Warriors get on the board and left with a 10-0 victory. Considering the Wolves have won 13 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Saint Francis Catholic also got a great performance from Jake Long as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Long has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sawyer Williams, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Andy Janelle was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Saint Francis Catholic's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-6. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Oak Hall, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
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