The Highland Bulldogs will head out on the road to take on the Carrollton Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with five straight losses, while Carrollton will come in with 20 straight wins.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Highland's offense. They lost 9-0 to Triad on Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Carrollton had just enough and edged out Williamsville 2-1 on Friday. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Hawks have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Lauren Flowers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run and one double.
Flowers wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Hannah Uhles, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Carrollton's victory was their 27th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 20-0. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
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