Baseball Preview: Dallas Jesuit Rangers vs. Highland Park Scots
Dallas Jesuit is 8-1 against Highland Park since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Dallas Jesuit Rangers will head out on the road to square off against the Highland Park Scots at 2:00 p.m. Dallas Jesuit's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Highland Park's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Dallas Jesuit had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They skirted past the Scots 3-2.
Dillon Brandt spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Braxton Barber and Shane Parker did most of the damage at the plate: Barber went 3-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI, while Parker got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and two RBI. Barber is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Dallas Jesuit pushed their record up to 21-2 with that win, which was their eighth straight at home. As for Highland Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-11-1.
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