Baseball Game Preview: McKean Leaves Home

By Team Reports Apr 30, 2024, 4:07am

Baseball Preview: McKean Highlanders vs. Seaford Bluejays

The McKean Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Seaford Bluejays at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. McKean is no doubt hoping to put an end to a 13-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.

McKean lost 12-1 to Mount Pleasant on Saturday.

Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last matchup, Seaford made sure to put some runs up on the board against ASPIRA Charter on Monday. Everything went Seaford's way against ASPIRA Charter as Seaford made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Seaford.

Colin Hignutt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hignutt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Luke Metzner, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Elijah Solomon, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.

McKean's defeat dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Seaford, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-6 record this season.

McKean might still be hurting after the 14-0 loss they got from Seaford when the teams last played back in April of 2021. Can McKean avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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