The Booker Kiowas will face off against the Highland Park Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Booker's last matchup with Gruver could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's match on Monday. Booker came up short against Gruver, falling 13-2. The Kiowas haven't had much luck with the Greyhounds recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Chase Nelson
| 03/17/25 @ Gruver | 1 |
| 03/11/25 @ Sunray | 1 |
| 03/07/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent | 3 |
| 03/06/25 @ Sanford-Fritch | 1 |
Booker saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Chase Nelson, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and one RBI. Nelson is crushing it when it comes to stolen bases: he's snagged at least one every time he's taken the field this season. Jack Hoover also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland Park). Everything went their way against White Deer on Thursday as Highland Park made off with a 21-8 victory. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by eight runs or more this season.
Isaac Alcala made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out six batters over four innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits (and not a single walk). Alcala was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in runs.
In other batting news, Shawn Faulks was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing Three bases. while going 4-for-4. Those four runs gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Ruth, who scored four runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Highland Park was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 5-6. As for Booker, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
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