Baseball Recap: Saturday's Win Is Highlands' Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Bluebirds

Margin (Wins)

04/17/25 @ Newport	20
03/19/25 vs Dayton	17
04/19/25 vs Boone County	15
03/26/25 @ Holmes	12
04/18/25 vs Bellevue	11

Highlands put their dominant pitchers on display in the team's third consecutive shutout on Saturday. They never let the Boone County Rebels get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Bluebirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by seven runs or more this season.

Iain Carner made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brooks Hendrix, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. Charlie Messmer also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.

Highlands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .588. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Boone County only posted an OBP of .125.

Highlands has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 12-5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Boone County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-7.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highlands will head out to take on Lloyd Memorial at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Boone County, they will venture away from home to challenge Campbell County at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.