Baseball Recap: Highland Rams vs. Thunder Ridge Titans
In what's become a running theme this season, Highland gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Thunder Ridge Titans a 14-0 shutout. The victory was familiar territory for Highland who now have four in a row.
Nick Ourada tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit over 6.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Drew Hymas, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Hudson John, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Highland's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-5. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs per game. As for Thunder Ridge, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-6.
Highland will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Twin Falls at 4:30 p.m. Twin Falls has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.36 runs per game on average), something Highland will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Thunder Ridge, they will head out on the road to face off against Skyline at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Skyline is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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