The Oak Hills Highlanders will square off against the Milford Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Oak Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.
Oak Hills came out on top against Archbishop McNicholas on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run fifth inning. The Highlanders skirted past the Rockets 9-8. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Highlanders have posted since May 6th.
Gabe Cox looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Beckham Shorten, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Lincoln Schreiber, who earned two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Milford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They lost 16-5 to St. Xavier. Eagles fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Bombers since on Saturday.
David Kittrell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Oak Hills is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.2 runs over those games. As for Milford, their loss dropped their record down to 13-13.
Oak Hills suffered a grim 14-2 defeat to Milford in their previous matchup back in April of 2017. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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