While Oak Hill put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Alexandria-Monroe. The Golden Eagles narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Tigers 2-0. This was payback for the Golden Eagles, who suffered an 8-7 loss the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Ayden Pearce, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Alexandria-Monroe off the board. Pearce has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in seven consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Oak Hill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kevaunte Simmons, who went 2-for-3 with one run. That's the most hits Simmons has posted since back in April.
Golden Eagles
| 05/15/26 vs Alexandria-Monroe | 2-0 |
| 05/12/26 @ Mississinewa | 10-5 |
| 05/08/26 vs Marion | 13-4 |
The win was the third in a row for Oak Hill, bringing their record up to 16-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they moved to 19-5 with that defeat, which also ended their eight-game winning streak.
Oak Hill has already played their next matchup, a 3-1 win against Maconaquah on the 16th. As for Alexandria-Monroe, they will host Shenandoah at 5:05 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.2, the Raiders 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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