Baseball Preview: Rigby Trojans vs. Highland Rams
Rigby is 1-9 against Highland since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Rigby Trojans are on the road again to play the Highland Rams at 3:30 p.m.
Last Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Rigby had to settle for a 6-5 loss against Thunder Ridge.
Teegan McIntosh was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Joey Gutierrez, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Highland came tearing into Saturday's contest with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Bobcats and snuck past 3-1.
Colton Durham made a splash no matter where he played. He tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Durham was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-1 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
In other pitching news, Highland got a great performance from Taylor Stringfellow as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Stringfellow has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
Durham wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Cannon Eddie, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Rigby's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Highland, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a massive bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Rigby came up short against Highland in their previous matchup last Saturday, falling 6-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Stringfellow, who struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Now that Rigby knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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