The Highlands Christian Knights will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Atlantic Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Thursday, Highlands Christian came up short against Pine Crest and fell 12-8. Highlands Christian has not had much luck with Pine Crest recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Joseph Febus was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Febus was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Joey Arroyo was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Valentino Pupo, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, sadly, Atlantic is still looking for their first win of the season after 12 matchups. They fell just short of Leonard by a score of 8-6 on Friday.
Atlantic saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jeffery Richardson, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Jordan Reich was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base.
Highlands Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 11-4. As for Atlantic, their loss dropped their record down to 0-12.
Atlantic's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Highlands Christian has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .471. It's a different story for Atlantic, though, as they've only averaged .338. Will they be able to contain Highlands Christian's hitters?
Highlands Christian took their victory against Atlantic in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 15-3. Does Highlands Christian have another victory up their sleeve, or will Atlantic turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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