Highland and Ridgeview are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Highland Scots will be playing at home against the Ridgeview Wolf Pack at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Highland has struggled recently with three losses in a row, while Ridgeview will arrive with four straight victories.
Highland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Bakersfield Christian on Thursday. They lost 13-0 to the Eagles. Considering the last time Highland couldn't score was back in March, the team can't take the result too hard.
Highland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Legan, who went 1-for-3 with a triple.
Meanwhile, Ridgeview stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Everything went their way against Bakersfield as Ridgeview made off with an 11-3 win.
Jared Robles and Joel Gutierrez were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Robles struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Gutierrez tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Robles has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Robles scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Gutierrez scored a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Adam Salazar, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Brito, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Ridgeview, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
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