Highland has gone a perfect 3-0 against West recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Scots will take on the Vikings in a tournament on Monday. One thing working in Highland's favor is that they have posted at least ten runs every time they've taken the field this season.
West's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Highland hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. The Scots didn't even let Delano on the board on Saturday, marking the Scots' second-straight 16-0 shutout. The Scots haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Anthony Garza
| 02/28/26 vs Delano | 4 |
| 04/04/25 vs Bakersfield | 3 |
| 03/24/25 @ Firebaugh | 3 |
| 02/26/26 @ Taft | 2 |
| 02/25/26 @ East Bakersfield | 2 |
The team relied heavily on Anthony Garza, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Richard Gutierrez, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with three runs and one RBI.
Highland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .792. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .556 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, West came up short against California City on Wednesday, falling 13-5. The defeat continues a trend for the Vikings in their meetings with the Ravens: they've now lost three in a row.
Christopher Ortega and Landon Whitaker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Ortega went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, one run, and one RBI, while Whitaker went a perfect 3-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Erick Atkinson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one double.
West's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Highland, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Everything went Highland's way against West in their previous meeting back in April of 2021, as Highland made off with a 19-1 win. Do the Scots have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Vikings turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
