The Merino Rams are taking a road trip to challenge the Highland Huskies at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Merino beats Highland with 12 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Rams beat Simla on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2. The win was nothing new for the Rams as they're now sitting on four straight.
Meanwhile, Highland waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They blew past the Dragons 21-2.
Sawyer Morgan was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Highland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-1 (and 2-3-1 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was JR Orquiz, who scored three runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-3.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .571. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Merino's record is now 10-4. As for Highland, their record now sits at 7-4-1.
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