Preview: Capital Jaguars vs. Highland Hornets
Capital is 6-0 against Highland since March of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Capital Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Highland Hornets at 3:30 p.m. Capital will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Last Tuesday, Capital beat Taos 10-7.
The team relied heavily on Brooke Salazar, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-2. Harmony Roybal was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, sadly, Highland is still looking for their first win of the season after 13 matches. They fell victim to a rough 18-7 defeat at the hands of East Mountain on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Highland has lost by exactly 11 runs.
Capital's victory bumped their record up to 3-6. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-13.
Everything went Capital's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as Capital made off with a 22-3 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Capital since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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