The Oak Hills Highlanders are taking a road trip to challenge the St. Xavier Bombers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Oak Hills beats St. Xavier with 15 runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. The Highlanders beat Lakota West on Thursday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 15-1. The victory was nothing new for the Highlanders as they're now sitting on four straight.
Ryan Murphy
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Ryan Murphy tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Dax Redman, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs and two RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Xavier Wasson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and two RBI.
Oak Hills was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .407. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .348 or higher in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, St. Xavier faced Archbishop Moeller in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Wednesday. The Bombers put the hurt on the Fighting Crusaders with a sharp 10-0 win. St. Xavier's victory was all the more impressive since the Fighting Crusaders were averaging only 3.61 runs allowed on the season.
Oak Hills' record is now 14-4. As for St. Xavier, their record now sits at 13-4.
Oak Hills couldn't quite finish off St. Xavier in their previous meeting back in May of 2025 and fell 5-3. Can the Highlanders avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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