The Holyoke Dragons are taking a road trip to square off against the Highland Huskies at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Holyoke comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Holyoke's offense. They lost 16-0 to Merino on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Highland got themselves on the board against Caliche on Wednesday, but Caliche never followed suit. They blew past the Buffaloes 13-0. The result was nothing new for the Huskies, who have now won four contests by nine runs or more so far this season.
Highland got a massive performance out of Stetson Hendren, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple. The Huskies are 5-2 when Hendren posts two or more runs, but 0-2-1 otherwise. Another player making a difference was John Bingley, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .480. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Holyoke's loss dropped their record down to 0-10. As for Highland, they now have a winning record of 5-4-1.
Holyoke took their win against Highland when the teams last played back in April of 2016 by a conclusive 12-2 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Dragons since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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