Baseball Preview: Highlands Golden Rams vs. Burrell Bucs
The Highlands Golden Rams have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Burrell Bucs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Monday, it was close, but Highlands sidestepped Leechburg for a 3-2 victory.
Kristian Kocon spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on seven hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Carson Mcgraw was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, while Burrell put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Deer Lakes. Burrell was the clear victor by a 9-0 margin over Deer Lakes. That looming 9-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Burrell yet this season.
Highlands' win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-15. As for Burrell, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-7 record this season.
Highlands came up short against Burrell in their previous meeting back in March of 2023, falling 7-2. Can Highlands avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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