Griffith is 1-7 against Highland since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Griffith Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Highland Trojans at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Griffith came up short against Whiting and fell 6-3.
Aiden Anthony was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Highland was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Chesterton by a score of 3-2.
Kyle Stacy was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Highland saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden VanderMeyden, who went 2-for-3 with an RBI. Another player making a difference was Ryan Gordon, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Griffith's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-17.
Griffith might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Highland in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Griffith, Aleksander Havlin (who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a triple) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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