Harding is 0-10 against Highland Park since May of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Knights will host the Scots at 4:30 p.m. Harding knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Highland Park likes a good challenge.
Harding fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Washington Tech on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 13-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Monday (ten), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Aiden Brown put in work while hitting and pitching. He struck out 11 batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off four hits. Brown was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Alex Oxley and JuJu Terrell did some serious damage despite the final result: Oxley got on base in three of his six plate appearances with three runs, while Terrell earned one RBI, two runs, and two stolen bases. Nathan Bowes was another key player, going 1-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Highland Park strolled into their game on Wednesday with a perfect record and they left with the same. They were the clear victors by a 9-2 margin over St. Paul Central.
Harding now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Highland Park, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Harding suffered a grim 13-2 defeat to Highland Park in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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