Highland and East are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Highland Rams will head out on the road to challenge the East Leopards at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 29.
On Friday, Highland suffered a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Brighton.
Highland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was James McAdams, who went 1-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Friday. They had just enough and edged West out 16-15. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for East considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Logan Lunt and Dylan Treend did most of the damage at the plate: Lunt scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances, while Treend went 3-for-6 with six RBI and a double. Tucker McCormick was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-5.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 2-14. As for East, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 5-11 record this season.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Highland has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.8 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Highland came up short against East in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 10-6. Can Highland avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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