Baseball Recap: Highland Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cotter

Rebels

Margin (Wins)

04/14/25 @ Cotter	18
04/08/25 vs Blytheville	15
03/11/25 @ Mountain View	14
04/10/25 @ Blytheville	13
03/27/25 @ Flippin	12

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). Everything went their way against the Cotter Warriors on Monday as they made off with a 19-1 win. Considering the Rebels have won 15 matchups by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Hayden Hyslip made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Hyslip was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two RBI.

In other batting news, Owen Hyslip was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, four RBI, and two doubles. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. James Jensen was another key player, scoring four runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.

Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cotter only managed three hits.

Highland's victory was their 12th straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Cotter, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will head out to face off against Pocahontas at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cotter, they will venture away from home to square off against Life Way Christian at 1:00 p.m. on Friday.