The Alta Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Highland Rams at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Alta has eight straight wins, Highland has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
In what's become a running theme this season, Alta gave their fans yet another huge victory on Wednesday. They blew past Highland 11-1. 11 seems to be a good number for Alta as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
John Warren looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Jose Periera was a standout: he scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was McCoy Johnson, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Alta pushed their record up to 8-4 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Highland, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-10.
Highland's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Alta has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Highland, though, as they've been averaging 10.5. Given Alta's sizable advantage in that area, Highland will need to find a way to close that gap. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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