The Highland Hawks will square off against the Benedictine Cadets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another highly-ranked state team: Washington, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked tenth). The Hawks put the hurt on the Patriots with a sharp 11-1 win on Wednesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Hawks considering their two-run performance the match before.
Grayson Coppage tossed a big game, tossing five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four contests.
Christian Dart
| 05/07/25 vs Washington | 4 |
| 04/02/25 vs Bishop O'Connell | 3 |
| 03/08/25 @ St. Anne's-Belfield | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Flint Hill | 2 |
| 04/25/25 vs Virginia Episcopal School | 2 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Christian Dart, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Jake Gunning was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Highland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .529. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only posted an OBP of .346.
Meanwhile, Benedictine had just enough and edged out Trinity Episcopal 3-1 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cadets.
Highland moved to 24-8 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Benedictine, their win bumped their record up to 11-15-1.
Everything went Highland's way against Benedictine in their previous meeting back in April, as Highland made off with a 9-0 victory. Do the Hawks have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cadets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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