Baseball Preview: Highland Rebels vs. Izard County Cougars
Highland is 7-2 against Izard County since March of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Highland Rebels will head out on the road to take on the Izard County Cougars at 4:00 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Izard County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on on Thursday was a bit more commanding. They fell victim to a tough 14-1 defeat at the hands of Brookland. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Highland has scored all season.
Highland saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zachary Duncan, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Izard County came into Tuesday's game having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over White County Central on Tuesday.
This is the second loss in a row for Highland and nudges their season record down to 15-5. As for Izard County, their win was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-4.
Highland came out on top in a nail-biter against Izard County in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, sneaking past 2-1. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Izard County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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