The Highland Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Wiggins Tigers at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland will bounce into Tuesday's match after beating Strasburg, who they hadn't topped in three consecutive meetings. Highland walked away with a 6-2 victory over Strasburg on Friday.
Stetson Hendren made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out eight batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Hendren has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances. Hendren was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on John Bingley, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Meanwhile, everything went Wiggins' way against Sedgwick County on Saturday as Wiggins made off with a 12-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Wiggins.
Carston Johnson and Jack Epple did most of the damage at the plate: Johnson scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while Epple scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Tyler Dilka, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
The victory got Highland back to even at 11-11. As for Wiggins, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-11 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Highland has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.4 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Wiggins struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4.2. The only question left is which team can snag more. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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