Baseball Preview: Highland Hornets vs. Roosevelt Rough Riders
Highland and Roosevelt are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Highland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland has five straight wins, Roosevelt has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Highland narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Roosevelt 5-4.
Dan Miller spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and three unearned) runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Winston, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Jayden Barr was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Highland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-6. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
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