Highland has been on the road for two straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Melbourne Bearkatz at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Friday, Highland beat Hoxie 10-5. The win was just what Highland needed coming off of a 14-4 loss in their prior contest.
Meanwhile, Melbourne entered their tilt with Cave City with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Cavemen 3-1.
Melbourne saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kaylin Caraway, who went 1-for-1 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Melbourne, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-4.
Highland couldn't quite finish off Melbourne when the teams last played back in April of 2018 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Highland, Tayler Cooper (who struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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