For the second straight game, Highlands will face off against Lindhurst. The Scots will square off against the Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 28.
Tuesday just wasn't the day for Highlands' offense. They lost 22-0 to Lindhurst on Tuesday. Having soared to a lofty 27 runs in the game before, the Scots' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For Lindhurst's part, Ashlynn Wheeler made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and only one walk). Wheeler was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Gisele Thao, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, seven RBI, and four runs. Those seven RBI gave her a new career-high. Alison Diaz-Valadez was another key player, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Lindhurst was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .533. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Lindhurst has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The team dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.3 runs. As for Highlands, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-11.
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