If Oak Hill was riding high fresh off their 24-4 takedown of Glenwood on Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Oaks fell just short of the Eastern Eagles by a score of 14-13 on Wednesday. The Oaks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Eagles earlier this season, when they won 5-4.
Blaise Barger
| 04/22/26 vs Eastern | 4 |
| 04/21/26 @ Glenwood | 3 |
| 04/08/26 vs Western | 3 |
| 04/20/26 @ Western | 1 |
| 04/17/26 vs Symmes Valley | 1 |
| + 1 more games |
Blaise Barger was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Oak Hill's success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 2-1 (and 3-8 when he doesn't). Remy Moore was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Oak Hill has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Eastern, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-8.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Oak Hill will challenge rival South Gallia at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Eastern is set to square off against their familiar foe Symmes Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.
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