The Highlands Golden Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Deer Lakes Lancers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands will be strutting in after a victory while Deer Lakes will be coming in after a loss.
Highlands is headed into the matchup fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Springdale with a sharp 17-1 win on Wednesday. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded Highlands with their most commanding win of the season.
Carson Goldberg made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out 11 batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). Goldberg was also big at the plate, going 4-for-4 with three doubles, three RBI, and a run.
In other batting news, Carson Mcgraw was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Kristian Kocon, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Deer Lakes was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to Valley.
Highlands' victory ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-16. As for Deer Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 5-13.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Highlands has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.2 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Deer Lakes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Highlands came up short against Deer Lakes in their previous meeting back in March, falling 9-6. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Deer Lakes' Ryan Cochran, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Now that Highlands knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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