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 Knight Hawks a 10-0 shutout. With that victory, Highland brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
William Paxton made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over four innings pitched. Paxton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Paxton was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Carlos Toro and Caleb Montemayor did most of the damage at the plate: Toro scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3, while Montemayor scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Highland's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for Knight, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Highland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Knight: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Friday.
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