Softball Preview: Highland Cougars vs. Putnam County Midgets
The Highland Cougars will challenge the Putnam County Midgets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither Highland nor Putnam County posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
It was a proper cat-fight when Highland challenged Macon on Tuesday. Highland took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Macon.
Meanwhile, Putnam County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Trenton by a score of 2-1.
Allise Perkins was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run.
Even though they lost, Putnam County didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 16-5. As for Putnam County, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-12.
Everything went Highland's way against Putnam County when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as Highland made off with a 15-0 win. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Putnam County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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