The Higley Knights will take on the Niwot Cougars in a tournament on Friday. Higley will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak.
Higley's tournament run continued when they took on Dakota Ridge on Thursday. Higley came out on top against Dakota Ridge by a score of 4-1.
Bryce Russo spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits and racked up seven Ks. Those two hits allowed gave him a new career-low.
At the plate, Cam Jantz was excellent, going 1-for-3 with one home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Garcia, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Niwot came up short against Arizona College Prep on Thursday, falling 13-4. The game marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Niwot saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jagger Kilpatrick, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Higley pushed their record up to 7-4 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Niwot, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-2.
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