Baseball Preview: Highland Hawks vs. Liberty Lions
The Highland Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Liberty Lions at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Liberty took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Highland, who comes in off a win.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Sunnyslope, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked 19th). Highland sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Sunnyslope on Tuesday.
Max Mousser tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Danny Hurst was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Micheal Peralta was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after a string of four wins, Liberty's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of O'Connor by a score of 4-3.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 14-8. As for Liberty, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-9.
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