Recap: Higley Knights vs. Green Mountain Rams
There's no place like home for Higley, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 7-4 win over the Green Mountain Rams on Thursday.
Higley got a great performance from Ryan Birch as he struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. Luke Joslyn picked up the save, pitching an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Higley let Cooper Patterson and Nick Patula loose on the outfield. Patterson scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Patula scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
On Green Mountain's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Will Livingood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Higley's victory bumped their record up to 8-5.
Higley will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Highlands Ranch at 6:00 p.m. Highlands Ranch has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 13 runs per game on average), something Higley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Green Mountain, they will challenge Sisters at 10:00 a.m. on Friday.
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