Baseball Recap: Rigby Gets the Win

Rigby took a 14-run defeat the last time they faced off against Highland, but this time they managed to keep it close and that made all the difference. The Trojans came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rams on Tuesday, sneaking past 7-6. With that win, the Trojans brought their scoring average up to 6.1 runs per game.

Joseph Madsen looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits.

Kadyn Hench

Hits (Career)

04/14/26 @ Highland	3
03/28/26 vs Madison	2
03/28/26 vs Madison	2
03/21/26 @ Mountain View	2
03/20/26 vs Centennial	2

On the hitting side, Rigby let Kadyn Hench and Bentley Brower run wild. Hench went a perfect 3-for-3 with one double and one RBI, while Brower went 3-for-5 with three runs. Those three hits gave Hench a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of DJ Boudrero, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Rigby was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .345 or higher in four consecutive matchups.

Rigby's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-9. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.0 runs over those games. As for Highland, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-10.

Looking ahead, Rigby will take on Thunder Ridge at 3:30 p.m. on Friday. The Trojans' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Titans have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season. As for Highland, they will square off against Canyon Ridge at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. The Riverhawks will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.