After four games on the road, Highland is heading back home. They will take on the Crater Comets at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Highland fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Chowchilla on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Tribe by a score of 5-4.
Santiago Blanco was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacob Berumen, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Crater wound up with the same score they had in their last game (6-5), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Highland has not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-7 record this season. As for Crater, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
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