Baseball Recap: Highlands Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

There's no place like home for Highlands, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Sam Houston Hurricanes with a sharp 17-3 win on Wednesday. The victory was some much needed relief for the Owls as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.

Justin Reyes and Jose Villasenor were major factors no matter where they played. Throwing, Reyes didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Meanwhile, Villasenor pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had since back in March. At bat, Reyes got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Villasenor went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. Villasenor is becoming a predictor of Highlands' success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 4-20 when he doesn't).

Javier Madrigal

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/22/26 vs Sam Houston	5
04/02/26 vs Lanier	4
03/03/26 vs John Paul II	4
02/26/26 @ SA Roosevelt	4
03/06/26 @ San Antonio Memorial	3

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Javier Madrigal, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Zaydin Rivera, who went 1-for-4 with four runs, two RBI, and one double.

Highlands was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .440. They are 5-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.

Highlands' record now sits at 7-21. As for Sam Houston, they are on a 25-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-19.

Highlands didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-6 win against Edison on the 24th. Sam Houston has also already played their next matchup (against Lanier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.