The Highland Hawks will face off against the Steward Spartans at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Steward will be up against a hot Highland team: the squad just extended their winning streak to six. Everything went the Hawks' way against Virginia Episcopal School on Friday as they made off with a 16-4 victory.
Justin Summers was a standout: he went 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Gunning, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 12 hits in five consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, while Steward put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Norfolk Collegiate. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 20-0 margin over the Mighty Oaks. The Spartans have beaten the Mighty Oaks the last five times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Mighty Oaks has come to flipping the script.
Highland pushed their record up to 20-5 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.2 runs over those games. As for Steward, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Everything went Highland's way against Steward in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Highland made off with a 16-1 victory. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Spartans turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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