For the second straight game, Highland will face off against East. The Rams will venture away from home to take on the Leopards at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with ten straight losses, while East will come in with four straight wins.
Highland came up short against East on Tuesday, falling 15-3.
For East's part, Logan Lunt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out 11 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Lunt has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. East is undefeated when Lunt posts two or more runs, but 0-10 otherwise.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cannon Lunt, who fired off two home runs, six RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-4. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Beckham Christensen, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
East kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2.7 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 games they've averaged 9.
East pushed their record up to 4-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.0 runs over those games. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.
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