Highland is on a three-game streak of home losses, Bath County an eight-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The Highland Rams will take on the Bath County Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Highland will face Bath County after dropping another heartbreaker against Eastern Montgomery on Thursday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Highland fell just short of Eastern Montgomery by a score of 13-12. Even if Highland couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Zach Armstrong was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Patton Hull, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5.
Bath County lost 13-1 to Parry McCluer on Tuesday.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 6-9-1. As for Bath County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-10-1.
Highland took their victory against Bath County in their previous meeting last Wednesday by a conclusive 14-1. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Bath County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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