Highland scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. Everything went their way against the Middle Park Panthers as the Highland Huskies made off with a 17-3 win. Considering Highland has won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Highland got a great performance from Tracy Van Gilder as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, John Bingley was incredible, going 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Ely Phillips, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Middle Park's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Bjerken, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Middle Park hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-9 record this season. As for Middle Park, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-10.
Highland will look to defend their home field on Monday against Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. Berthoud's pitching crew has only allowed 1.7 runs per game this season, so Highland's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Middle Park, they will head out on the road to face off against Arvada at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Arvada is coming into the game with four straight defeats at home, meaning Middle Park will have to defend against a squad hungry for a victory.
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