It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Highland can now relate to. They lost 9-1 to the Hamilton Huskies on Saturday. Highland has not had much luck with Hamilton recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Highland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sergio Lopez, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
On Hamilton's side, the team relied heavily on Jaylen Payne, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ben Ball, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Hamilton, their victory bumped their record up to 21-7.
Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Sunnyslope at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Hamilton, they will head out on the road to face off against Brophy College Prep on Tuesday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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