Summary
They weren't prohibitive favorites, but with nine seniors on the roster, Oak Hill was thought to be a very tough team to beat when the 2006 baseball season started.
Unfortunately, just a few games into the season, the Raiders looked like a team that was pretty easy to beat, mainly because they were beating themselves. They made five errors in a season-opening loss to Maranacook, then nine more a week later in a loss to Waterville. After a 2-3 start, some were writing off Oak Hill as a serious contender in the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference. But their coach, Chad Drouin, was taking the long view.See the full content of this document
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Slow Start Didn't Derail Raiders
"We talked to these guys from day one that we're not preparing them for the playoffs. We're not preparing them to win a KVAC championship....
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