After flying high against Garfield Heights on Tuesday, Highland came back down to earth. The Highland Hornets fell 7-2 to the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers on Wednesday. Highland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Cuyahoga Falls apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played last Tuesday.
Cameron Koch was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Highland hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of three games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
On Cuyahoga Falls' side, Nick Purchase spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits.
At the plate, Cuyahoga Falls saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddie Fiocca, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Hunter Glenny, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 15-10. As for Cuyahoga Falls, their victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-18.
Highland will take on Brecksville-Broadview Heights at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Brecksville-Broadview Heights is on a three-game streak of home wins, Highland a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Cuyahoga Falls does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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