Higley entered their tilt with Dakota Ridge on Thursday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They walked away with a 4-1 victory over the Dakota Ridge Eagles. For the Knights, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Eagles walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2018.
Bryce Russo
| 03/20/25 vs Dakota Ridge | 7 |
| 02/26/25 vs Boulder Creek | 6 |
| 03/15/25 @ ALA - Queen Creek | 4 |
| 03/08/25 @ Mesquite | 2 |
Bryce Russo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cam Jantz, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Garcia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Higley's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Dakota Ridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Coming up, Higley will challenge Niwot at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. Niwot has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.6 runs per game on average), something Higley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Dakota Ridge, they will take on Galena at 12:00 p.m. on Friday.
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