Highland is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Wednesday. They will look to defend their home field against the Quartz Hill Royals at 3:15 p.m. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Highland's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Friday, when they got past Burroughs' usually-dominant pitching crew. Highland walked away with a 10-6 win over Burroughs.
Nick Gonzales
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Nick Gonzales was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. He has become a key player for Highland: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 0-3 otherwise. Hudson Harding also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Quartz Hill, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They came out on top against Adelanto by a score of 4-1 on Saturday.
Brody Larey looked comfortable as he tossed 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk any time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Quartz Hill's victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maddox Farrell, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
The win got Highland back to even at 3-3. As for Quartz Hill, their victory bumped their record up to 2-4.
Highland skirted past Quartz Hill 4-3 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Quartz Hill turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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