The Highland Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Centralia Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland is looking for their season's first victory.
It was a proper cat-fight when Highland duked it out with Camp Point Central on Monday. The Cougars came up short against the Panthers, falling 15-3. That's two games in a row now that the Cougars have lost by exactly 12 runs.
Meanwhile, Centralia made easy work of Westran on Monday and carried off a 14-2 win. The result was nothing new for the Panthers, who have now won three contests by eight runs or more so far this season.
Centralia's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 6-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.8 runs over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Highland might still be hurting after the 17-0 defeat they got from Centralia in their previous matchup back in April of 2025. Can the Cougars avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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