Highland dropped their record down to 23-8 on Tuesday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins at home. They fell 6-2 to the Miller School of Albemarle Mavericks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Mavericks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 6-1 back in March.
Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Danny Farrell, who went 2-for-3 with one run. Another was Benjy Cardone, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
As for Miller School of Albemarle, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 21 of their last 22 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 29-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games.
On Miller School of Albemarle's side, Kason Wagner tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Wagner has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Noah Gray and Jackson Rosales did most of the damage at the plate: Gray went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Rosales went 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple. That's the most runs Rosales has posted over his last ten games. John Michael Szefc was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Coming up, Highland will welcome Washington at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Patriots' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so the Hawks' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Miller School of Albemarle does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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