For the second straight game, Woodberry Forest will face off against Highland. The Tigers will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Hawks at 2:00 p.m. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Woodberry Forest has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Highland will arrive with five straight victories.
Woodberry Forest lost 12-1 to Highland on Friday.
For Highland's part, Brooks Graham made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Graham a new career-high in strikeouts (five). He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Highland got a big performance out of Paolo Francioli, who went 1-for-2 with one home run and two RBI. Those two RBI gave Francioli a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Christian Dart, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive matches.
Highland pushed their record up to 11-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Woodberry Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
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