Baseball Game Preview: Lake Highland Prep Highlanders vs. Orangewood Christian Rams

Highlanders

Runs

03/08/25 vs Cornerstone Charter Academy	6
03/08/25 vs Cornerstone Charter Academy	7
03/06/25 vs The First Academy	5
02/28/25 @ Master's Academy	2
02/27/25 vs Father Lopez	8
+ 4 more games

The Lake Highland Prep Highlanders will head out on the road to face off against the Orangewood Christian Rams at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lake Highland Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

On Saturday, Lake Highland Prep earned a 6-3 win over Cornerstone Charter Academy. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Highlanders.

Landon Towns made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Towns was even better at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March of 2024.

In other pitching news, Hayden Mackle looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

Towns wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Reilly Diebel, who went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Diebel has posted since back in February of 2024.

Meanwhile, Orangewood Christian posted their closest victory since April 22, 2024 on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Westminster Academy, sneaking past 5-4.

Lake Highland Prep's record now sits at 6-3. As for Orangewood Christian, they now have a winning record of 6-5.

The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Lake Highland Prep has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 5.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Orangewood Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.5 stolen bases. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.