Highland fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Chowchilla on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Chowchilla Tribe by a score of 5-4. Highland just can't catch a break and has now endured three losses in a row.
Santiago Blanco was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Berumen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On Chowchilla's side, the team relied heavily on Kyle Sanchotena, who scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Grissom, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Chowchilla, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Crater at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Crater has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Chowchilla, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Red Bluff at 1:00 p.m. Red Bluff's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Chowchilla's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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