For the second straight game, Damien will face off against Upland. The Spartans will face off against the Highlanders at 3:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Damien is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Damien had taken Upland down for two straight games at home, but that winning streak came to an end on Monday. The Spartans took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highlanders.
For Upland's part, the team relied heavily on Carson Kinnick, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave Kinnick a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Armendarez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
The win made it two in a row for Upland and bumps their season record up to 11-7-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.5 runs over those games. As for Damien, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10-1.
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