For the second straight game, Higley will face off against Desert Ridge. The Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Higley hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
Last Tuesday, Higley came up short against Desert Ridge and fell 7-2.
For Desert Ridge's part, Andrew Bromley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Bromley a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
At the plate, Desert Ridge saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Gamboa, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Desert Ridge's win was their first in the region, bumping their region record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 5-11. As for Higley, their loss dropped their record down to 10-8.
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