The Highlands Golden Rams will square off against the Freeport Yellowjackets at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Highlands and six for Freeport.
Highlands came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat on Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Greensburg Salem by a score of 6-4 on Thursday.
Madison Gorney spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Highlands saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabby Chambers, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Freeport came up short against Indiana on Friday and fell 4-1.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Freeport, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-8.
Highlands was able to grind out a solid win over Freeport in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 5-2. Do the Golden Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellowjackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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