Baseball Preview: Highland Rams vs. Rigby Trojans
Highland is 9-1 against Rigby since April of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Highland Rams will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rigby Trojans at 3:30 p.m. Highland will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.
Last Saturday, Highland had just enough and edged Madison out 3-1.
Colton Durham was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Durham was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Taylor Stringfellow tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Durham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Eddie, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought contest, but Rigby had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Thunder Ridge on Saturday.
Teegan McIntosh was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kace Stapleton, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for Rigby, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Rigby's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Highland has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.5 hits per game. It's a different story for Rigby, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Highland's sizable advantage in that area, Rigby will need to find a way to close that gap.
Highland was able to grind out a solid victory over Rigby when the teams last played last Saturday, winning 6-2. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Rigby have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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