Upland hadn't done well against Damien recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Monday. The Highlanders came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 9-6. For the Highlanders, this counts as revenge for the 9-7 victory the Spartans walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2025.
Carson Kinnick
| 04/20/26 @ Damien | 2 |
| 04/01/26 @ Kennedy | 2 |
| 03/11/26 @ Calvary Chapel | 2 |
| 03/05/26 vs Diamond Bar | 2 |
| 03/02/26 vs Jurupa Valley | 2 |
| + 5 more games |
Carson Kinnick was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. He has become a key player for Upland: the team is 5-0-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-7-1 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Armendarez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
The win made it two in a row for Upland and bumps their season record up to 11-7-2. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Damien, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10-1.
Upland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Spartans: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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