Highland had lost three games on the road, but after bumping their record up to 5-10 on Monday that streak is in the rearview. They skirted past the Kankakee Valley Kougars 3-1. This was payback for the Trojans, who suffered an 8-3 loss the last time these two teams met.
Caden Quigg
| 05/05/25 @ Kankakee Valley | 3 |
| 04/12/25 @ Merrillville | 3 |
| 04/24/25 vs Hammond Central | 2 |
| 04/17/25 vs Hammond Morton | 2 |
| 04/04/25 @ Plainfield | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
The team relied heavily on Caden Quigg, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run. He is becoming a predictor of Highland's success: when he posts at least two stolen bases the team is 4-1 (and 1-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Ryan Sobkowicz, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
As for Kankakee Valley, their record now sits at 7-7-1. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, they couldn't push the score so high this time.
On Kankakee Valley's side, they got a good showing from Alex Barr, who struck out 12 batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off one hit. Barr has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one hit in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Kankakee Valley saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Smolek, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Highland will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Kougars: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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