The Highland Hawks will head out to square off against the Chantilly Chargers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Highland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Woodberry Forest 8-0. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight matches by six runs or more so far this season.
Highland got a great performance from Grayson Coppage as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 4.2 innings pitched. Coppage has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Joey Rogers, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 4-for-5. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 1.2 stolen bases per game. Paolo Francioli also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Chantilly came up short against James Madison on Tuesday and fell 5-1. The contest marked the Chargers' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Highland's record now sits at 12-4. As for Chantilly, their loss dropped their record down to 4-2.
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