Highland is 2-8 against East since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highland Rams will head out on the road to challenge the East Leopards at 3:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Highland is is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 22nd straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They lost 21-2 to Olympus.
East lost 18-11 to Woods Cross on Wednesday. The loss continues a trend for East in their matchups with Woods Cross: they've now lost three in a row.
Liily Maughan made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Kylee Grant was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, East didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woods Cross only tossed four.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-16. As for East, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Highland might still be hurting after the 27-7 defeat they got from East in their previous meeting back in April. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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