Highland is 1-9 against Corona del Sol since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highland Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Corona del Sol Aztecs at 6:00 p.m. Neither Highland nor Corona del Sol posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Arizona's top teams: Queen Creek, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked 11th). Highland wound up on the wrong side of a rough 7-0 walloping at the hands of Queen Creek on Tuesday. Highland has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Corona del Sol was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They fell just short of Hamilton by a score of 3-2.
Highland's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 17-6-2. As for Corona del Sol, their loss dropped their record down to 9-18.
Highland skirted past Corona del Sol 9-7 when the teams last played back in February. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Corona del Sol have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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