Highland has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Berthoud Spartans at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Highland is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Middle Park on Friday as Highland made off with a 17-3 victory. Considering Highland has won six matchups by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Tracy Van Gilder tossed a big game, pitching five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on John Bingley, who went 4-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Stetson Hendren, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Berthoud beat Thompson Valley 8-5 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Berthoud.
Jack McCrea was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Elisha Mosher, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Highland pushed their record up to 8-9 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Berthoud, their victory bumped their record up to 16-1.
Highland suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Berthoud in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Highland, Toby Fraley (who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-3) 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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