Baseball Recap: Wiggins Tigers vs. Highland Huskies
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Wiggins ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They had just enough and edged the Highland Huskies out 2-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wiggins.
Wiggins saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carston Johnson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
On Highland's side, John Bingley was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out 17 batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Bingley has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances. Bingley was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, Sawyer Morgan was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Wiggins' victory bumped their record up to 2-5. As for Highland, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Wiggins will head out on the road to face off against Platte Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wiggins has given up an average of 6.3 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Highland, they will square off against Middle Park at 2:30 p.m. on Friday. Middle Park's hitters has struggled lately (they haven't scored a run in three consecutive games), something the team is no doubt ready to change.
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