The Highland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Avon Lake Shoremen at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Highland will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Highland is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Tallmadge on Thursday as they made off with a 14-4 victory. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Blue Devils: they've now won three in a row.
Nick Dobkowski looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Noah Radigan, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Grady Gibb, who went 3-for-5 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Highland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .558. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Avon Lake suffered their closest defeat since March 29th on Wednesday. They fell just short of Benedictine by a score of 4-2.
Avon Lake also got a good showing from Joe Falish, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Falish has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Josh Bobrowski was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Highland's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Avon Lake, their loss dropped their record down to 12-8.
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