The Paraclete Spirits will challenge the Highland Bulldogs at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Monday, Paraclete didn't have quite enough to beat Bishop Alemany and fell 6-4. The Spirits have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Paraclete got a good showing from Anthony Hernandez, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That's the fewest hits Hernandez has allowed since back in March.
On the hitting side, Paraclete saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Armando Saucedo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, while Highland put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Antelope Valley. The Bulldogs blew past the Antelopes 19-0. Considering the Bulldogs have won seven matchups by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Nick Leon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Cole Studt was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Colton Booterbaugh, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. They are 8-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-7-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Paraclete, their loss dropped their record down to 7-12.
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