On Thursday, Highland faced Desert Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Desert Vista Thunder. Highland has struggled against Desert Vista recently, as their game on Thursday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Micheal Peralta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
On Desert Vista's side, they got a great performance from PJ Alig as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched. Alig has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jayden Garrison was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Javier Colina, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Desert Vista, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-8.
Highland will take on Desert Ridge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Desert Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Desert Vista, they will head out on the road to face off against Gilbert at 3:45 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Desert Vista: 3.3, Gilbert: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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