The Oak Hill Oaks will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Symmes Valley Vikings at 5:00 p.m.
Oak Hill might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-4 to Wellston, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Meanwhile, Symmes Valley put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Eastern 11-3. The high-scoring effort was just what Symmes Valley needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
Mason Stevenson made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out ten batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Stevenson was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Willie Jones was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Luke Niece, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Oak Hill has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Symmes Valley, they pushed their record up to 10-6 with that victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Oak Hill came out on top in a nail-biter against Symmes Valley in their previous meeting on April 10th, sneaking past 4-3. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Symmes Valley's Tanner Corn, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 7.2 innings pitched. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Oak Hill still be able to contain Corn? There's only one way to find out.
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