Esparto is on a five-game streak of home losses, Highlands a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Esparto Spartans will take on the Highlands Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Esparto is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell just short of Highlands by a score of 17-16 on Tuesday.
For Highlands' part, Angelo Green and Emiliano Rubio did most of the damage at the plate: Green scored three runs and stole four bases while going 2-for-3, while Rubio scored four runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Rodrigo Pomposo, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Esparto's loss dropped their record down to 2-14. As for Highlands, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps