The Higley Knights will take on the Legend Titans in a tournament on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Higley has four straight victories, Legend has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Higley is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Niwot a 13-0 shutout on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Jet Gonzalez looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits over four innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (zero).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nate Kimmel, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. That stolen base was his first of the season. Conner Cullen was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-1.
Higley always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Legend came up short against Mountain View on Friday and fell 5-2.
Jacob Fladebo made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and one RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Higley pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Legend, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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