Baseball Recap: Highland Has No Trouble Against Cuyahoga Falls

Hornets

Margin (Wins)

05/12/25 vs Cuyahoga Falls	13
05/14/25 @ Cuyahoga Falls	10
05/08/25 @ Tallmadge	10
05/06/25 @ Roosevelt	7
04/23/25 @ Aurora	7

Highland never let their opponents score on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by seven runs or more this season.

Cooper Richnafsky looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.

On the hitting side, Nick Dobkowski and Peyton Ganda did most of the damage at the plate: Dobkowski went 2-for-3 with four RBI and two runs, while Ganda went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. Those two doubles gave Ganda a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cameron Koch, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI.

Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least nine hits in seven consecutive games.

Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.4 runs over those games. As for Cuyahoga Falls, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-15.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland will square off against Barberton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Magics will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something the Hornets surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cuyahoga Falls, they will head out on the road to challenge Norton at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.