It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Highland had no problem doing just that on Friday. They never let the Peyton Panthers get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory. For the Huskies, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 win the Panthers walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2018.
Sawyer Morgan made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over 6.2 innings pitched. Morgan was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
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Morgan wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kenny Garcia, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with one RBI. Those three hits gave Garcia a new career-high.
Highland has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Peyton, their loss ended a 15-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 20-2.
Highland didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 9-1 defeat against Forge Christian on the 23rd. As for Peyton, they will challenge Monte Vista at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Panthers 3.7, the Pirates 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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