Highland came tearing into Monday's contest with 13 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Lincoln Golden Lions 5-4. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Highland also won the last time the pair played last Thursday.
For Lincoln's part, they got a good showing from Mason Ewald, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, Lincoln saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bryce Evans, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with an RBI. Aidan Reasoner was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-2 record this season. As for Lincoln, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 10-12.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highland will take on Ontario at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Ontario's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Lincoln, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Central Crossing at 5:00 p.m. Central Crossing will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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