Atlantic Shores Christian is 0-5 against Highland since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks will take on the Highland Hawks at 11:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Atlantic Shores Christian: 3.7, Highland: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Atlantic Shores Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Steward 2-1.
Meanwhile, Highland stacked a 15th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-0 margin over North Cross. The victory was familiar territory for Highland who now have three in a row.
Owen Winebarger looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Highland let Ethan Brown and Christian Dart loose on the outfield. Brown got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI, while Dart scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Dart is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Summers, who went 2-for-2 with three RBI.
Atlantic Shores Christian pushed their record up to 17-10-1 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5-1 record this season.
Atlantic Shores Christian came up short against Highland in their previous meeting back in April, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Highland's Stephen Christopher, who struck out nine batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Now that Atlantic Shores Christian knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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