The Highland Rams will head out on the road to take on the Bath County Chargers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Highland is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Wednesday, just like they did against Richwood (and have done all season long). Highland blew past Richwood 10-2.
John Wagner was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Wagner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Highland got a massive performance out of Evan Kimble, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4. Another player making a difference was Eli Moore, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Bath County is still looking for their first win of the season after seven matches. They suffered a tough 19-2 defeat at the hands of Pocahontas County on Monday.
Highland now has a winning record of 5-4-1. As for Bath County, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6-1.
Everything went Highland's way against Bath County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 as Highland made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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