Baseball Preview: East Leopards vs. Highland Rams
East and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2019, but likely not for long. The East Leopards will head out on the road to challenge the Highland Rams at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
On Tuesday, East made easy work of Highland and carried off a 10-4 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for East.
Deiberson Villalobos was a standout: he scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Campbell Christensen, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
East has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. As for Highland, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-15.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Wednesday as neither team is afraid to steal. East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.9. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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