Baseball Game Preview: Highland Park Scots vs. Washington Wildcats

The Highland Park Scots will head out to take on the Washington Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Washington took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland Park, who comes in off a win.

Highland Park headed into their last contest having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Northeast let them put that streak behind them. The Scots put the hurt on the Vikings with a sharp 29-2 victory on Monday. The Scots might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matchups by nine runs or more this season.

Highland Park got a massive performance out of Mason Foxford, who went 3-for-5 with six RBI, four runs, and two stolen bases. Foxford also put up a double, which was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Saul Ramos-Hernadez, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI.

Highland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .700. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Washington couldn't beat Atchison on Thursday even though they stacked six runs on them in the first inning. The Wildcats lost 18-7 to the Phoenix. While the Wildcats didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Phoenix 6-1 in the first period.

Angel Garcia-Romero and Chris Reno did some serious damage despite the final result: Garcia-Romero went 1-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run, while Reno got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

The win got Highland Park back to even at 5-5-2. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.

Highland Park suffered a grim 13-3 defeat to Washington in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Scots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.