The Highland Hornets will take on the St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Highland 2.6, St. Vincent-St. Mary 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Westlake a 4-0 shutout. Give the Hornets' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's fourth straight shutout.
Not much got past Dan Miller, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Westlake off the board. Miller has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive appearances.
Casey Myser
| 05/27/25 vs Westlake | 3 |
| 05/12/25 vs Cuyahoga Falls | 3 |
| 05/10/25 @ Roosevelt | 3 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Casey Myser, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and one triple. He has been hot recently, having posted three or more hits the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, St. Vincent-St. Mary posted their closest win since May 5th on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Chardon 2-1. Winning may never get old, but the Fighting Irish sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Matthew Large spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, St. Vincent-St. Mary saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack Kurkey, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one RBI.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-3 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for St. Vincent-St. Mary, they pushed their record up to 19-8 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Thursday's matchup will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Highland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .330. However, it's not like St. Vincent-St. Mary struggles in that department as they've averaged .335. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
