The Highland Trojans will head out on the road to take on the Illiana Christian Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Highland will head into Tuesday's game eager for some revenge after what happened against Andrean: Highland managed to slip by Andrean the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Highland fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Andrean on Tuesday.
Highland got a good showing from Liam Habel, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits.
At the plate, Highland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Quigg, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Illiana Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They fell just short of Griffith by a score of 8-7.
Armaan Sen was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Tyler Balkema made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Isaac VanderWoude was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
Highland's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-10. As for Illiana Christian, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Highland has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Illiana Christian struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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