Griffith lost against Highland back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Griffith Panthers lost 15-1 to the Highland Trojans. The defeat continues a trend for Griffith in their matchups with Highland: they've now lost four in a row.
For Highland's part, they got a great performance from Hunter McLean as he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Ryan Sobkowicz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Vanek, who scored three runs.
Griffith's loss dropped their record down to 5-13. As for Highland, their win bumped their record up to 7-17.
Griffith will be playing in front of their home fans against Washington Township at 5:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to take on Illiana Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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