Baseball Recap: Conner Comes Up Short

Conner extended their losing streak to four on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 15-18 in the process. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlands Bluebirds. The Cougars were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Bluebirds earlier this season, when they won 7-4.

As for Highlands, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.

For Highlands' part, Iain Carner tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave Carner a new career-high.

At the plate, Highlands let Brooks Hendrix and Nolan Schwalbach run wild. Hendrix went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, while Schwalbach went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Garrett Wiggins, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Conner does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Highlands, they will square off against Simon Kenton at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.