Middle Park lost against Highland on Friday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Middle Park Panthers lost 17-3 to the Highland Huskies. Middle Park has not had much luck with Highland recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Middle Park saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gunnar Bjerken, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Middle Park hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. That's the fewest strikeouts they've managed all season.
On Highland's side, they got a great performance from Tracy Van Gilder as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on John Bingley, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. Stetson Hendren was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Middle Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-10. As for Highland, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-9.
Middle Park will square off against Arvada at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Arvada is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Highland, they will be playing at home against Berthoud at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.2 runs per game this season.
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