Oak Hills is 8-2 against Sycamore since April of 2022 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Highlanders will look to defend their home field against the Aviators at 5:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Oak Hills 3.2, Sycamore 2.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Oak Hills beats Sycamore with nine runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Highlanders were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over Princeton on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Highlanders as they're now sitting on three straight.
Oak Hills got a great performance from Brady Kornmann as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits.
Dax Redman
| 04/08/26 vs Princeton | 2 |
| 05/29/25 @ Sycamore | 1 |
| 05/24/25 @ Archbishop McNicholas | 1 |
| 05/15/25 @ Sycamore | 1 |
| 05/07/25 vs Colerain | 1 |
On the hitting side, Dax Redman was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Those two runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Pierce Kain, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Sycamore didn't have quite enough to beat Lakota West on Wednesday and fell 3-2.
Sycamore also got a good showing from Corwin Wang, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits.
At the plate, Sycamore saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Noah Poore, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Sycamore's defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Oak Hills, their victory bumped their record up to 4-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Oak Hills has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Sycamore struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Oak Hills got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 against Sycamore by a conclusive 8-1 score. Do the Highlanders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Aviators turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
