Baseball Preview: Highlands Owls vs. Burbank Bulldogs
The Highlands Owls will be playing in front of their home fans against the Burbank Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Burbank took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Highlands, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, while Highlands put up plenty of runs, the same can't be said for Lanier. Highlands put the hurt on Lanier with a sharp 11-0 win. The victory was just what Highlands needed coming off of a 9-3 loss in their prior game.
Javier Madrigal made a big impact no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out ten over 5.1 innings pitched. Madrigal was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aiden Gonzalez, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, a triple, and a run. Arthur Alvarado was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Burbank was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alamo Heights. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Burbank in their matchups with Alamo Heights: they've now lost four in a row.
Burbank saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jonathan Depue, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Highlands' win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-18. As for Burbank, their loss dropped their record down to 12-9-1.
Highlands might still be hurting after the 16-4 defeat they got from Burbank in their previous meeting back in March. Will Highlands have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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