Highland is 0-10 against Corona del Sol since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highland Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 3:45 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Queen Creek, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked 15th). Highland fell 12-9 to Queen Creek on Tuesday.
Grady Pratt made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and fired 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.
Meanwhile, Corona del Sol was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell just short of Desert Vista by a score of 5-4.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Corona del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Highland couldn't quite finish off Corona del Sol in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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