Baseball Preview: Highland Bulldogs vs. Triad Knights
The Highland Bulldogs will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Triad Knights at 4:30 p.m. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Highland is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: Edwardsville, who was ranked fifth in their home state at the time (Highland was ranked sixth). Highland lost 11-5 to Edwardsville on Saturday. The loss continues a trend for Highland in their matchups with Edwardsville: they've now lost four in a row.
Trey Koishor and Braxden Decker stepped up to the plate in a big way. Koishor scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3, while Decker scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Triad had to settle for a 6-5 defeat against Jersey last Thursday.
Highland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-2-1. As for Triad, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-7.
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