Baseball Recap: Wiggins Gets the Win

Wiggins took a six-run defeat the last time they faced off against Highland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Huskies a 1-0 shutout on Tuesday. For the Tigers, this counts as revenge for the 7-1 victory the Huskies walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2024.

Larry Garcia

Earned Runs

03/25/25 @ Merino	6
04/26/25 vs Wray	4
04/24/25 vs Haxtun	4
03/17/25 @ Platte Valley	3
04/04/25 @ Valley	2

Not much got past Larry Garcia, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Highland off the board. Garcia also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Wiggins is 5-2 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 5-7 otherwise.

At the plate, Wiggins secured the win behind a pair of hitters. One of them was Isaac Flores, who went 1-for-2 with one run.

Wiggins now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Highland, with the loss, they broke their seven-game winning streak and moved their record to 11-5-1.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Huskies beat Wiggins by a score of 2-1 later that day.