After four games on the road, Highland is heading back home. They will take on the Andrean Fighting 59ers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Highland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against South Bend St. Joseph on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Huskies.
Highland got a good showing from Liam Habel, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Highland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Quigg, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases. Quigg is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Meanwhile, Andrean entered their tilt with Brother Rice with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with an 8-7 win over the Crusaders on Friday.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Andrean, they pushed their record up to 11-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Highland suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Andrean in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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