Highlands is 8-2 against Burbank since March of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Owls will host the Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Burbank will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Highlands extended their winning streak to three on Friday. The Owls blew past Lanier 14-1.
Ciera Garcia was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs.
Alyna Oppelt
| 04/04/25 vs Lanier | 5 |
| 02/15/25 @ Roma | 2 |
| 02/14/25 @ Martin | 2 |
| 04/01/25 @ Edison | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Brackenridge | 1 |
In other batting news, Alyna Oppelt was a standout: she went a perfect 4-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two doubles. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Jenesis Rodriguez was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.
Highlands was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .519. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .304 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Burbank got the win against Edison on Saturday by a conclusive 16-3. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs, who have now won three matchups in a row.
Burbank's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-3. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Highlands, their victory bumped their record up to 10-5.
Highlands couldn't quite finish off Burbank when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. Will the Owls have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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