The Highlands Bluebirds came to Alexandria fresh off of wins over Ryle, Simon Kenton, Campbell County and Scott, yet found our Mustangs, who have had our struggles over the last couple of weeks, worthy adversaries in this one, with the Mustangs demonstrating what we are capable of when the pieces all fall in place.   Despite ominous looking skies and the forecast of rain at game time, the two former conference opponents were able to get in 6 full innings before lightening in the area was responsible for the ending of the game at that point, with the Highlands Bluebirds on top 3-1 – a legal game.  Brossart Junior Luke Neltner started and went 4 innings , allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, whiffing 3, while not issuing a base on balls.  Kasey Moeller went the final 2 innings allowing a single run on 3 hits.  Bluebird starting hurler  Junior Ronan Theler threw 5 innings, allowing a single Mustang run, 5 hits, striking out 5 and walking 1.  He gave way to Noah Lehner who sat down the Mustangs in order in the home half of the 6th inning, before the game was halted due to deteriorating weather.

Highlands broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third inning, when Bird Senior Brooks Hendrix hit his 5th Home Run of the season with a teammate on board, giving his team a 2-0 lead.  They added a third run in the top of the 5th Inning on a Sacrafice fly,  which would be the sum total of their offensive output on the day.   Our Mustangs plated one run in the bottom of the sixth, when we chased Theler, scoring a run on a fielders choice with the bases loaded.  The bases remained loaded with 1 out, when we lined out and grounded out to end the inning and the game.  Isaac Amin extended his hits streak to 7 with a single, going 1 for 2 on the day.

Our schedule shows a re-match with Harrison County scheduled for Tuesday on the Hilltop in Cynthiana at 5:30pm.  You can listen to the call of the game live by 10th Regon Hall of Famer, Jim Swinford, via WCYN at WCYN.com.