Baseball Preview: Griffith Panthers vs. Highland Trojans
Griffith is 1-8 against Highland since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Griffith Panthers will look to defend their home field against the Highland Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Griffith came up short against Kouts and fell 6-1.
Griffith got a good showing from Steve Mcdermott, who tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Griffith saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Davenport, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Meanwhile, Highland also suffered a loss in their last game, but this one to Morgan Township by a score of 8-3.
Griffith's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Highland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-18 record this season.
Griffith might still be hurting after the 15-1 loss they got from Highland when the teams last played on Tuesday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Hunter McLean, who struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Now that Griffith knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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