Baseball Recap: Highland Drops Highest Score of Season Against Richwood

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). They blew past the Richwood Lumberjacks 21-4 on Friday. The win continues a trend for the Rams in their matchups with the Lumberjacks: they've now won three in a row.

Zach Armstrong was a standout: he went 4-for-5 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and three runs. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Tristan Carpenter was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.

Armstrong wasn't the only one making solid contact: Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. The Rams are a perfect 4-0 when they post 11 or more hits.

Highland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-5. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Richwood, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will square off against Eastern Montgomery at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Richwood, they will challenge Webster County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.