Baseball Preview: Highland Trojans vs. Hebron Hawks
Highland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Hebron Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Wednesday, Highland came up short against Lowell and fell 4-1.
Highland got a good showing from Kyle Behary, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Behary has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Highland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cash Washick, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hebron lost 13-1 to Morgan Township on Tuesday. Hebron has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Highland dropped their record down to 6-15 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Hebron, their loss dropped their record down to 11-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Highland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.5 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Hebron struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.6. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Highland's way against Hebron when the teams last played back in May of 2022 as Highland made off with a 13-2 victory. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hebron turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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