
Highlanders
04/21/25 @ Lakota West | 3 |
04/17/25 vs Lakota West | 3 |
04/12/25 @ Lakota East | 3 |
04/11/25 @ Hamilton | 4 |
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Oak Hills has gone 8-2 against Middletown recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Highlanders will face off against the Middies at 5:00 p.m. Oak Hills is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Oak Hills and Lakota West meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Monday. The Highlanders sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Firebirds. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Highlanders have posted since April 18, 2024.
Landen Seifert tossed a big game, pitching 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Oak Hills saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Wil Kraus, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Middletown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their 12th straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 11-1 to Colerain. That's two games in a row now that the Middies have lost by exactly ten runs.
Oak Hills' victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Middletown, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10.
Oak Hills skirted past Middletown 5-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Middies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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