The Highland Rams will face off against the Coeur d'Alene Vikings at 12:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Highland heads in on the heels of a playoff contest on Thursday. They fell 7-4 to Owyhee. Highland's loss signaled the end of their 15-game winning streak.
Highland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Choules, who went 1-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Coeur d'Alene faced Lake City in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Thursday. Coeur d'Alene took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lake City. Coeur d'Alene has not had much luck with Lake City recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Highland's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 21-7. As for Coeur d'Alene, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Both the pair just can't seem to miss. Highland has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.1 hits per game. However, it's not like Coeur d'Alene struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 5.6. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Highland might still be hurting after the 12-2 defeat they got from Coeur d'Alene when the teams last played back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Coeur d'Alene's Harrison Trunkey-Evans, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. Now that Highland knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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