Baseball Recap: Alamo Heights Mules vs. Highlands Owls
Alamo Heights entered their tilt with Highlands with 14 consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with 15. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Highlands Owls an 11-0 shutout on Friday. Alamo Heights might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 14 games by six runs or more this season.
Parks Zunker was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Zunker was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Hunter Jones was a standout: he went 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Yul Salaburu was another key contributor, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Alamo Heights has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season. As for Highlands, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-20.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing MacArthur the next time they take the field. Alamo Heights will head out to face MacArthur at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, while Highlands will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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