Highland is 1-6 against Brighton since April of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Highland Rams will be playing at home against the Brighton Bengals at 3:30 p.m.
Highland is is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Tuesday. They fell victim to a tough 16-3 loss at the hands of West.
Gretchen Alford made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Norah Schriever was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in two of her three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Brighton put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let East onto the board and left with a 10-0 victory. That's two games straight that Brighton has won by exactly ten runs.
Alison Nikolaus made a big impact no matter where she played. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Nikolaus was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Brighton let Olivia Issowits and Dalila Romero loose on the outfield. Issowits scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Romero scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances. Romero has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
Highland's defeat dropped their record down to 0-12. As for Brighton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Highland suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Brighton in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Nikolaus, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over five innings pitched. Now that Highland knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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