Baseball Game Preview: MacArthur Highlanders vs. Piedmont Wildcats

The MacArthur Highlanders will head out on the road to take on the Piedmont Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. MacArthur will be strutting in after a win while Piedmont will be coming in after a loss.

On Monday, MacArthur made easy work of Santa Fe South and carried off a 15-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Highlanders, who have now won 15 games by eight runs or more so far this season.

Meanwhile, Piedmont fell victim to Edmond Santa Fe and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Wolves. The Wildcats have struggled against the Wolves recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Piedmont's defeat dropped their record down to 21-10. As for MacArthur, their win bumped their record up to 19-16.

MacArthur might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Piedmont in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.