Highlands is 0-5 against McCollum since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highlands Owls have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the McCollum Cowboys at 7:00 p.m.
Last Friday, Highlands came up short against MacArthur and fell 10-6.
Meanwhile, McCollum can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Friday. They blew past Harlandale 13-3. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for McCollum considering their two-run performance the contest before.
RUIZ MADELYNN was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. MADELYNN was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, MADISON ESPINOZA was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with five RBI and a run. RAMIREZ AMERICA was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Highlands' defeat dropped their record down to 5-9-1. As for McCollum, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7 record this season.
Highlands came up short against McCollum when the teams last played back in April of 2016, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Highlands, Amber Saucedo (who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 12 over seven innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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