Highland is 4-0 against Cuyahoga Falls since April of 2022, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Highland Hornets will head out on the road to challenge the Cuyahoga Falls Black Tigers at 5:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Cuyahoga Falls is hoping to do on Monday what Barberton couldn't on Friday: put an end to Highland's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Everything went Highland's way against Barberton as Highland made off with a 12-2 win.
Meanwhile, Cuyahoga Falls got the win against Garrett Morgan on Friday by a conclusive 16-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Cuyahoga Falls.
Julee Phillips made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Phillips has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances. Phillips was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
In other batting news, Katie Knepper was incredible, scoring three runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was MJ Mastrodonato, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 7-2. As for Cuyahoga Falls, they pushed their record up to 9-5 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Highland skirted past Cuyahoga Falls 6-4 in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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