Softball Preview: Mascoutah Indians vs. Highland Bulldogs
Mascoutah is 1-9 against Highland since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Mascoutah Indians are on the road again to play the Highland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. Mascoutah is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Mascoutah made easy work of Okawville and carried off a 15-4 win. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Mascoutah has managed all season.
Mascoutah got a massive performance out of Avery Boehm, who fired off two home runs while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Beer, who went 4-for-4 with four RBI and two runs.
Meanwhile, Highland had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Eagles and snuck past 4-2.
Kaitlyn Wilson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hailey Ritz, who went 1-for-3 with a home run. Jordan Bircher was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Mascoutah's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 6-11. As for Highland, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-6.
Mascoutah suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to Highland when the teams last played on April 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wilson, who struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Mascoutah knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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