On Tuesday, Highland faced Queen Creek in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Highland Hawks took a 12-9 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Queen Creek Bulldogs. Highland was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Queen Creek apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played last Thursday.
Grady Pratt was cooking despite his team's loss, firing off two home runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jake Wesolowski, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Even though they lost, Highland lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Queen Creek, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Highland will head out on the road to square off against Corona del Sol at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Queen Creek, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Sunnyslope at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday.
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