Highland and Desert Ridge are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Highland Hawks will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Thursday, Highland faced Desert Vista in a battle between two of the state's top teams. Highland took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Desert Vista. Highland has not had much luck with Desert Vista recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Micheal Peralta was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Desert Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. Their rough 20-3 loss to Queen Creek might stick with them for a while.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Desert Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 9-11-1.
Everything went Highland's way against Desert Ridge in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Highland made off with a 9-2 win. Does Highland have another victory up their sleeve, or will Desert Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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