The Sunnyslope Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Highland Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Sunnyslope's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Brophy College Prep on Saturday. They lost 7-0 to the Broncos. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Sunnyslope's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Sunnyslope got a good showing from Diego Lovesy, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Highland can now relate to. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 9-1 to the Huskies, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Highland has struggled against Hamilton recently, as their matchup on Saturday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Sunnyslope has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last eight games, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-12 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Everything went Sunnyslope's way against Highland in their previous meeting back in February of 2023 as Sunnyslope made off with a 13-0 win. Will Sunnyslope repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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