After flying high against Washington on Wednesday, Highland came back down to earth. The Hawks took an 8-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Benedictine Cadets on Thursday. The Hawks were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Cadets earlier this season, when they won 9-0.
Highland saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Benjy Cardone, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one stolen base. Jake Gunning was another, going 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Highland has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 24-9 record this season. As for Benedictine, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 12-15-1.
As of now, neither Highland nor the Cadets have any future games scheduled.
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