After flying high against Highlands Ranch last Thursday, Higley came back down to earth. The Higley Knights suffered a tough 9-3 defeat at the hands of the Columbine Rebels on Saturday.
Higley got a good showing from Colin Nelson, who didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Nelson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single walk in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Higley saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cooper Patterson, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Patula, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
On Columbine's side, they got a great performance from Ian Alexander as he didn't allow a single earned run over 5.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Elias Frainier, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. James Salazar was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Higley's loss dropped their record down to 9-6. As for Columbine, they now have a winning record of 3-2-1.
Higley will square off against Standley Lake at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Standley Lake has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.6 runs per game on average), something Higley will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Columbine, they will head out on the road to square off against Fossil Ridge at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Columbine is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
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