Baseball Recap: Highland Hawks vs. Corona del Sol Aztecs
Highland fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Corona del Sol on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Corona del Sol Aztecs by a score of 5-3. Highland's defeat continues an unfortunate trend for the team, making it three in a row.
Highland got a good showing from Logan Gutterman, who struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, Grady Pratt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Beau Tarwater, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Highland didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Corona del Sol, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-16.
Highland does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Corona del Sol also has no future games currently scheduled.
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