In what's become a running theme this season, Highland gave their fans yet another huge victory on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the North Cross Raiders a 10-0 shutout. The win was nothing new for Highland as they're now sitting on six straight.
Owen Winebarger looked comfortable as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out nine over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Justin Summers, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Luke Craddock was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On North Cross' side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ben Farber, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Highland pushed their record up to 14-3 with that victory, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for North Cross, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Gonzaga at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Gonzaga: 2.7, Highland: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for North Cross, they will head out on the road to take on Steward at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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