Highland waltzed into their game on Monday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers a 1-0 shutout. Despite the win, that was the fewest runs Highland has scored all season.
For Cuyahoga Falls' part, Julee Phillips spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks. Phillips has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
Highland pushed their record up to 8-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-6.
Highland will have a chance to go back-to-back against Cuyahoga Falls: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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