East and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The East Leopards will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Highland Rams at 3:30 p.m. East is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
East took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They won by a run and slipped past West 16-15. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Logan Lunt and Dylan Treend did most of the damage at the plate: Lunt scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Treend went 3-for-6 with six RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Tucker McCormick, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-5.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 13-3 walloping at the hands of Brighton.
Highland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James McAdams, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
East has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-11 record this season. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. East has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 2.8. The only question left is which team can snag more.
East beat Highland 10-6 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Will East repeat their success, or does Highland have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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