Baseball Preview: Highland Trojans vs. Griffith Panthers
Highland is 8-1 against Griffith since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Highland Trojans will head out on the road to face off against the Griffith Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Saturday, Highland came up short against Morgan Township and fell 8-3.
Meanwhile, Griffith also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Kouts by a score of 6-1. Griffith has struggled against Kouts recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Griffith got a good showing from Steve Mcdermott, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, Griffith saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Davenport, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Highland has traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season. As for Griffith, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.
Highland took their win against Griffith when the teams last played on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-1. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Griffith turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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