Highland is 0-3 against Alta since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Highland Rams are on the road again to play the Alta Hawks at 3:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Highland lost 13-3 to East on Thursday.
Ruby Meza was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Alta fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against West on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 12-11. The defeat continues a trend for Alta in their matchups with West: they've now lost four in a row.
Alta got a massive performance out of Addyson Brownell, who went 4-for-4 with five RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Brownell has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Brielle Watson, who went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a triple, and a stolen base.
Even though they lost, Alta hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as West struck out eight times.
Highland's record now sits at 0-17. As for Alta, they now have a losing record at 8-9.
Highland suffered a grim 19-0 defeat to Alta in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Alta's Danica Doyle, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Now that Highland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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