The Grant County Braves will face off against the Highlands Bluebirds at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Grant County fell victim to East Jessamine and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Jaguars, falling 10-0.
Meanwhile, Highlands waltzed into their game on Monday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Wildcats, sneaking past 8-6.
Kaitlyn Dixon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Dixon was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. That's the most runs she has posted since back in May of 2024.
In other batting news, Highlands got a big performance out of Cam Markus, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kate Class was another key player, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one stolen base.
Highlands was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .406. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .346 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Highlands pushed their record up to 12-5-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Grant County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5-1.
Grant County was able to grind out a solid victory over Highlands when the teams last played back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. Will the Braves repeat their success, or do the Bluebirds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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