Baseball Preview: Highland Hawks vs. Queen Creek Bulldogs
Highland is 2-8 against Queen Creek since March of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Highland Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Queen Creek Bulldogs at 3:45 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Highland: 4, Queen Creek: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Thursday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Highland had just enough and edged Queen Creek out 8-6. The win made it back-to-back victories for Highland.
Max Mousser tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off three hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Greyson Sparks was excellent, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Mason Porter, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 12-4. As for Queen Creek, they pushed their record up to 17-7 with that win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
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