Baseball Recap: Highlands Christian Knights vs. Downtown Doral Dolphins
Highlands Christian can now show off 13 landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Downtown Doral Dolphins as the Highlands Christian Knights made off with a 13-3 win. Winning may never get old, but Highlands Christian sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Matthew Friedman made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Friedman was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on T. J. Claxton, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Sage Chartier was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
On Downtown Doral's side, Jheroiny Borbon made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Downtown Doral always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .586. That's the best OBP they've managed all season.
Highlands Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Downtown Doral, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-18.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highlands Christian will take on Sports Leadership & Management at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The timing isn't great for Sports Leadership & Management: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Highlands Christian has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Downtown Doral, they will face off against iMater Charter on Monday.
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