With a playoff game on the line, Highland rose to the challenge on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the North Cross Raiders an 11-0 shutout. Highland might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Owen Winebarger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Ethan Brown and Christian Dart did most of the damage at the plate: Brown got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Dart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Dart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Summers, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-1 record this season. As for North Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
Highland will face off against Atlantic Shores Christian on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Highland: 2.3, Atlantic Shores Christian: 3.7) so any runs scored will be well earned. North Cross does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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