Baseball Preview: Highlands Latin Highlanders vs. Christian Educational Consortium Cougars
The Highlands Latin Highlanders will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Christian Educational Consortium Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Highlands Latin will be strutting in after a win while Christian Educational Consortium will be coming in after a defeat.
Highlands Latin is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against LKY (and have done all season long). Highlands Latin blew past LKY 9-1.
Truman Neuner made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out 14 over seven innings pitched. Neuner was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Highlands Latin let Lucas Trier and Daniel Sweeney loose on the outfield. Trier scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances, while Sweeney scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleb Kang, who scored three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Christian Educational Consortium fell victim to DeSales and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their tough 10-0 loss to the Colts might stick with them for a while. Christian Educational Consortium's defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Highlands Latin's victory bumped their record up to 15-5. As for Christian Educational Consortium, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-9.
Highlands Latin beat Christian Educational Consortium 11-6 in their previous meeting back in March. Will Highlands Latin repeat their success, or does Christian Educational Consortium have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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