The Highland Park Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Booker Kiowas at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Highland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
Highland Park is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 21-8 margin over White Deer on Thursday. Considering the Hornets have won four contests by more than seven runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Isaac Alcala made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high.
Shawn Faulks
| 03/13/25 @ White Deer | 4 |
| 02/28/25 vs Springlake-Earth | 2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Boys Ranch | 2 |
| 03/06/25 vs Dalhart | 1 |
| 03/06/25 vs Follett | 1 |
In other batting news, Shawn Faulks was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while going 4-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Ruth, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Highland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .660. They are 5-1 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Booker lost 13-2 to Gruver on Monday. The Kiowas have struggled against the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost meetings.
Booker saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Nelson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. That triple was Nelson's first of the season.
Highland Park's record is now 5-6. As for Booker, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
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