Lakota West is 2-8 against Oak Hills since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Firebirds will host the Highlanders at 5:00 p.m.
On Saturday, Lakota West didn't have quite enough to beat Elder and fell 2-1.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Oak Hills). Everything went their way against Middletown on Wednesday as they made off with a 15-1 victory. The Highlanders haven't had any issues with the Middies recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Nico Giordano and Cash Littlefield dominated on the mound. Giordano pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits, while Littlefield tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Giordano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Wil Kraus, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Kellen Gantzer, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Oak Hills' victory bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Lakota West, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.
Lakota West suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Oak Hills when the teams last played on Friday. Will the Firebirds have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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