Highlands was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss dating back to last season. They fell 6-2 to the Long Creek Dragons.
Zayden Rivera and Justin Reyes were huge no matter where they played even without the win. On the mound, Rivera tossed two innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Meanwhile, Reyes tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. At bat, Rivera went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run, while Reyes went a perfect 2-for-2 with one run.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Morales, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Long Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Coming up, Highlands will square off against Antonian Prep at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Long Creek, they will face off against Smithville at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
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