The Highland Huskies will venture away from home to take on the Yuma Outlaws at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
On Saturday, Highland beat Lyons 4-1.
Bennett hit Yuma with a five-run third inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Outlaws fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 9-8. The Outlaws' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Yuma saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reyli Trejo, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one home run and four RBI. That home run marked the first that Trejo has launched this season. Another was Marvin Duarte, who went 2-for-4 with two runs.
Highland pushed their record up to 15-5-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.3 runs over those games. As for Yuma, their loss dropped their record down to 12-5.
Everything went Highland's way against Yuma when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Highland made off with a 16-0 victory. Do the Huskies have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Outlaws turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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