The Highland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Brecksville-Broadview Heights Bees at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Brecksville-Broadview Heights' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 16 runs on Tuesday, they were much more limited against Cuyahoga Falls on Wednesday. They fell 7-2 to the Black Tigers.
Cameron Koch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Highland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, while Brecksville-Broadview Heights put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Hudson. Brecksville-Broadview Heights narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Hudson 1-0.
Brecksville-Broadview Heights' win was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Eli Beach, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Brecksville-Broadview Heights, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-9.
Highland took their win against Brecksville-Broadview Heights in their previous meeting back in May of 2019 by a conclusive 14-4. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Brecksville-Broadview Heights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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