Desert Ridge and Highland are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Desert Ridge Jaguars will head out on the road to face off against the Highland Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Desert Ridge fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Xavier College Prep on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Gators by a score of 4-3. Desert Ridge has struggled against Xavier College Prep recently, as their contest on Saturday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Brooklyn Parks made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Brie Guerra was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Highland faced Sunnyside in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Saturday. Highland lost 10-4 to Sunnyside.
Karsyn Norton was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Desert Ridge's record is now 9-20. As for Highland, their record is now 19-7-2.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Tuesday. Desert Ridge hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Highland struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Desert Ridge came up short against Highland in their previous matchup on April 10th, falling 12-9. Can Desert Ridge avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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