The Highland Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Wray Eagles at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.
Highland proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 19) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Merino. The four-run effort marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Sawyer Morgan
| 03/18/25 @ Byers | 5 |
| 04/12/25 vs Holyoke | 3 |
| 04/05/25 @ Middle Park | 3 |
| 04/04/25 vs Olathe | 3 |
| 04/15/25 vs Merino | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
Sawyer Morgan was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of Highland's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 6-1 (and 2-3-1 when he doesn't).
Meanwhile, while it was Wray who put the first runs on the board on Tuesday, it was Yuma who put up more. The Eagles fell just short of the Outlaws by a score of 5-4. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Outlaws: they've now lost four in a row.
Wray saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gabe Kechter, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Highland's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-4-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs over those games. As for Wray, their loss dropped their record down to 4-6.
Wray's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Highland hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .357. It's a different story for Wray, though, as they've only averaged .256. Will they be able to contain Highland's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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