The Baldwin Highlanders are taking a road trip to face off against the West Mifflin Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Baldwin is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Wednesday. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 5-4 heartbreaker at the hands of Peters Township.
Meanwhile, West Mifflin made easy work of Albert Gallatin on Tuesday and carried off a 9-3 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Titans.
Hunter Horne made a big impact no matter where he played. He tossed 4.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off three hits. Horne was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dakota Leister was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (two). Braeden Andzelik also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.
West Mifflin pushed their record up to 4-2 with the win, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.9 runs on average over those games. As for Baldwin, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
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