The Highland Hawks will be taking part in a tournament against the Nixa Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Vestavia Hills, who was ranked 25th in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked eighth). The Hawks were the clear victors by a 7-1 margin over the Rebels on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Joaquin Warmus
| 03/18/26 vs Vestavia Hills | 4 |
| 02/27/26 vs Willow Canyon | 3 |
| 04/14/25 vs Desert Ridge | 3 |
| 04/11/25 vs Cibola | 3 |
| 03/28/25 @ Valley Vista | 3 |
Highland got a great performance from Joaquin Warmus as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave Warmus a new career-high in strikeouts (four).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Diego Rivas, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was Brody Shaw, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Nixa made easy work of Fruita Monument on Thursday and carried off a 16-8 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Nixa's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
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