Baseball Preview: Highland Rebels vs. Bradford Eagles
After two games on the road, Highland is heading back home. They will take on the Bradford Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Thursday, it was close, but Highland sidestepped Flippin for an 8-7 victory.
Noah Powell made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits (and only one walk). Powell was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keagan Statler, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Mason Sinclair, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last contest, Bradford made sure to put some runs up on the board against Clarendon on Friday. Bradford came out on top against Clarendon by a score of 11-7.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which somehow isn't as good as their 19-5 record this season. As for Bradford, their win bumped their record up to 7-11-1.
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