Strasburg was the 3-0 winner over Highland when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Strasburg Indians took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highland Huskies on Friday. Strasburg has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Thomas Devlin was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Bongard, who went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Strasburg didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Highland only tossed eight.
On Highland's side, Stetson Hendren made a big impact while hitting and pitching. 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 solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, John Bingley was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
Strasburg's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Highland, the win got them back to even at 11-11.
Strasburg will head out on the road to face off against Lyons at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Lyons is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season. As for Highland, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Wiggins at 3:30 p.m.
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