Highland had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They came out on top against the Chandler Wolves by a score of 4-1. For Highland, this counts as revenge for the 6-3 defeat Chandler walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2023.
Highland got a great performance from Candon Cheney as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Beau Tarwater, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Greyson Sparks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
On Chandler's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Rylee, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Highland's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Chandler, their loss dropped their record down to 9-8-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will stay at home for another game and welcome Desert Vista at 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Desert Vista: 3.3, Highland: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Chandler, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Skyline at 11:00 a.m. Skyline will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
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