Highland saw some tournament action on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the West Salem Titans as Highland made off with a 16-10 win. With that victory, the Bulldogs brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Victor Hernandez looked comfortable as he tossed 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Highland: the team is 4-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 3-4-1 otherwise.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Nick Gonzales, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Arturo Carrillo was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .565. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 7-5-1. As for West Salem, they are on a 20-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-2.
Looking ahead, Highland will head out to face off against Valencia at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for West Salem, they will host Air Academy at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday. Air Academy's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so West Salem's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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