Baseball Recap: Highland Bulldogs vs. Edwardsville Tigers
After a string of eight wins, Highland's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They lost 11-5 to the Edwardsville Tigers. Highland has not had much luck with Edwardsville recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Trey Koishor and Braxden Decker did some serious damage despite the final result: 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.
Highland's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-2-1. As for Edwardsville, they have been performing well recently as they've won 14 of their last 17 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland is on the road again on Monday to play Triad at 4:30 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Triad's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Edwardsville, they will head out on the road to challenge Belleville East at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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