The Highland Scots will head out on the road to take on the Sanger Apaches at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Sierra Pacific, sneaking past 5-3. The win was some much needed relief for the Scots as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Highland's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Elijah Valdez, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. That's the most runs Valdez has posted since back in March.
Meanwhile, Sanger won against Sanger West last Friday with 11 runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Friday. The Apaches beat Cabrillo by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-1. The result was nothing new for the Apaches, who have now won 11 contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Sanger is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.1 runs over those games. As for Highland, their record is now 16-13.
Highland couldn't quite get it done against Sanger in their previous meeting back in June of 2021 as they fell 6-2. Can the Scots avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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