Baseball Preview: Highland Hawks vs. North Cross Raiders
Highland is 4-0 against North Cross since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Highland Hawks will be playing at home against the North Cross Raiders at 5:00 p.m. Highland will be looking to keep their 12-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Last Wednesday, Highland beat Landon 5-2.
Highland got a great performance from Braedy Peck as he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Luke Craddock, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Benjy Cardone was another key contributor, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases.
North Cross aren't just finding sucess at home, as their game on Thursday extended their overall winning streak to three. They put the hurt on Carlisle with a sharp 11-1 win. That's two games straight that North Cross has won by exactly ten runs.
Ashton Shannon and Ryan Thomas made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Shannon tossed two innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Meanwhile, Thomas tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At bat, Shannon scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Thomas scored two runs and stole three bases. Shannon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ben Farber, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Shannon, who went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 13-3. As for North Cross, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
North Cross' pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Highland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .324. It's a different story for North Cross, though, as they've only averaged .234. Will they be able to contain Highland's hitters?
Highland took their victory against North Cross in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-2. Will Highland repeat their success, or does North Cross have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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