It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Oak Hill ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Symmes Valley Vikings out 4-3.
Eddie Abele was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Joseph Anteby, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
On Symmes Valley's side, Tanner Corn spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on one hit and racked up 13 Ks.
At the plate, Symmes Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Niece, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Symmes Valley didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
The win got Oak Hill back to even at 4-4. As for Symmes Valley, they dropped their record down to 5-3 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
Oak Hill will be playing at home against South Webster at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Symmes Valley, they will head out on the road to take on Huntington at 1:00 a.m. on Saturday. Symmes Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
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