Highland stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They never let the Blytheville Chickasaws onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. That's more bragging rights for Highland, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason Sinclair and Owen Hyslip were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Sinclair struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Hyslip tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Sinclair has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Sinclair scored two runs while going 2-for-2, while Hyslip scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Highland got a big performance out of Zac Huckabee, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Keagan Statler, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
The win made it two in a row for Highland and bumps their season record up to 15-3. As for Blytheville, they dropped their record down to 1-6 with that loss, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season.
Highland will head out on the road to take on Hillcrest at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Blytheville, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Westside at 4:00 p.m.
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