For the second straight game, Highland will face off against Jordan. Highland will host Jordan at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland has given up an average of 6.8 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Highland came up short against Jordan on Tuesday, falling 12-2. The Rams haven't had much luck with the Beetdiggers recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
For Jordan's part, MCKAY BRANDE looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. The dominant performance also gave BRANDE a new career-high in strikeouts (five).
On the hitting side, CJ SUMNER was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with five RBI and one double. Another player making a difference was KODY KEMP, who scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Jordan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Jordan and bumps their season record up to 3-1. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 1-3.
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