Huntington is 2-8 against Hurricane since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Highlanders will head out on the road to challenge the Redskins at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Huntington made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Riverside, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Highlanders fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-7 on Saturday.
Kayleigh Gibson made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Marie Cheung was another key player, getting on base in two of her four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Hurricane fell victim to Parkersburg South and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Patriots. It was the first time this season that the Redskins let down their fans at home.
Hurricane saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alexander Anderson, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Hurricane suffered their first home loss, dropping their record down to 15-2. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-14.
Huntington might still be hurting after the 14-2 loss they got from Hurricane when the teams last played back in March. Can the Highlanders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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