Highland and Roosevelt are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Highland Hornets will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Roosevelt Rough Riders at 5:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Highland's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Roosevelt has been banged up by eight consecutive losses on the road.
If Highland beats Roosevelt with eight runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Highland came out on top against Copley by a score of 8-3 on Monday.
The team relied heavily on Jayden Barr, who went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Matt Fillinger, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Roosevelt fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Aurora on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greenmen by a score of 6-5.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. As for Roosevelt, their loss dropped their record down to 6-9.
Highland skirted past Roosevelt 3-1 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Roosevelt have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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