Highland is 10-0 against Lancaster since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Highland Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Lancaster Eagles at 3:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Highland sitting on ten straight wins and Lancaster on four.
Highland put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 10-3 margin over Apple Valley.
Paisley Memory made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits (she also only allowed one walk). Memory was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Evalina Chavez, who went 5-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Isabella Williams, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Lancaster had just enough and edged Knight out 6-5 on Thursday.
Like Highland, Lancaster also got a great game from a two-way player: Sam Salas. On the mound, she struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off eight hits. Salas has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Salas was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Jordyn Zinn was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Highland is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. As for Lancaster, their victory bumped their record up to 11-3.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Highland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Lancaster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Everything went Highland's way against Lancaster when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as Highland made off with a 12-0 win. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Lancaster have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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