The Hastings Yellow Jackets will face off against the Highland Huskies on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Hastings' win against Putnam Valley wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Yellow Jackets sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-5 victory over the Tigers last Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Yellow Jackets.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Highland had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Bearcats as they made off with a 10-1 win. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matches by six runs or more this season.
The victory was the fourth in a row for Highland, bringing their record up to 15-5. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hastings, their victory bumped their record up to 15-4.
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