If Highland was feeling good fresh off their 13-5 takedown of Bosque on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Hornets came up short against the Valencia Jaguars on Tuesday, falling 14-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Jaguars this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-2 on April 11th.
Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Davi Shima, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one double. Bryce Mangum also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Highland has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 5-16-1 record this season. As for Valencia, their win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-14.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Highland will face off against rival St. Pius X at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Valencia is set to square off against their familiar foe Belen at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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