Baseball Game Preview: Damien Spartans vs. Upland Highlanders/Scots

For the second straight game, Damien will face off against Upland. The Spartans will take on the Highlanders/Scots at 3:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Damien has three straight wins, Upland has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

If Damien beats Upland with three runs on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. The Spartans won by a run and slipped past the Highlanders/Scots 3-2. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Spartans have posted against the Highlanders/Scots since March 27, 2023.

For Upland's part, Max Biddle was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Biddle has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, Upland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Darien Maung, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

Damien's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Upland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.