The Highland Trojans will head out on the road to challenge the Morgan Township Cherokees at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland will be strutting in after a victory while Morgan Township will be coming in after a loss.
Highland took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past Hammond Bishop Noll 5-4.
Austin Gold looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Kirk Dapshis, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden VanderMeyden, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They took a 9-6 hit to the loss column at the hands of South Central.
Cal Lemmons was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Bradley Farris, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Highland's win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-18. As for Morgan Township, their loss dropped their record down to 8-13.
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