Highland extended their losing streak to four on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 15-12 in the process. They fell 11-6 to the Ridgeview Wolf Pack. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Wolf Pack this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 4-1 on Monday.
Highland saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Santiago Blanco, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Joseph Luna was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.
As for Ridgeview, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-11 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.4 runs over those games.
On Ridgeview's side, Joel Gutierrez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Gutierrez also tossed a walk, which is notable because Ridgeview is 8-2 when he allows at most two walks, but 8-9 otherwise. Gutierrez was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Ridgeview let Keisyun Allen and Gabriel Stevens run wild. Allen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI and one run, while Stevens went 2-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Those two runs gave Stevens a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Castro, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two RBI.
While Highland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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