Highland extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 13-8 in the process. They lost 12-2 to the Independence Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 21-6 on Monday.
Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Garza, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
As for Independence, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 13-8. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matches by six runs or more this season.
On Independence's side, Brandon Gutierrez made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Gutierrez was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Aldo Salcedo and Jace Gillenwater did most of the damage at the plate: Salcedo went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, one stolen base, and one double, while Gillenwater got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. Independence is undefeated when Salcedo posts two or more runs, but 3-8 otherwise. Another player making a difference was David Baralt Portillo, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI.
While Highland had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.
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