After two games on the road, Western is heading back home. They will take on the Oak Hill Oaks at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Friday, Western suffered a rough 20-1 loss at the hands of Portsmouth West.
Meanwhile, Oak Hill came up short against South Webster on Friday and fell 7-3.
Mikey Williams put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched. Williams was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Andy Meldick was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Layne Swingle, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Western's defeat was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Oak Hill, they now have a losing record at 4-5.
Western might still be hurting after the 10-1 loss they got from Oak Hill when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oak Hill's Mason Davis, who struck out 15 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Western knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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