Highlands lost against Burrell back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Highlands Golden Rams took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Burrell Bucs.
Highlands saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kristian Kocon, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Highlands didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Highlands has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-16 record this season. As for Burrell, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-7.
Highlands didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 17-1 win vs. Springdale on the 8th. As for Burrell, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Leechburg at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Leechburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Burrell's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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