Baseball Recap: Highland Bulldogs vs. Waterloo Bulldogs
Highland entered their tilt with Waterloo with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They had just enough and edged the Waterloo Bulldogs out 2-1. For Highland, this counts as revenge for the 4-3 defeat Waterloo walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Trent Clemons spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on six hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Garrin Stone was excellent, going 2-for-2 with two doubles and an RBI.
Highland's victory bumped their record up to 19-1-1. As for Waterloo, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-8 record this season.
Highland is on the road again on Monday to play Civic Memorial at 4:30 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Civic Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Waterloo, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 5-4 loss vs. Althoff Catholic on the 25th.
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