The Northern Highlands Highlanders are on the road again on Friday to play the Wayne Valley Indians at 4:15 p.m. Northern Highlands will be strutting in after a win while Wayne Valley will be coming in after a loss.
Northern Highlands is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Friday, just like they did against NV - Demarest (and have done all season long). Northern Highlands was the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over NV - Demarest on Monday. While fans of Northern Highlands might be used to big wins, the 11-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Meanwhile, Wayne Valley came up short against Lakeland Regional on Wednesday and fell 6-3.
Wayne Valley saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brayden Peoples, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Northern Highlands' victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-9. As for Wayne Valley, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-7.
Northern Highlands suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to Wayne Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Northern Highlands, Ryan Byle (who struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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