The Triad Knights will head out on the road to take on the Highland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games Triad has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Triad is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: O'Fallon, who was ranked 20th at the time (Triad was ranked fourth). The Knights had just enough and edged out the Panthers 5-3.
Highland couldn't beat Glenwood on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the third inning. The Bulldogs fell just short of the Titans by a score of 6-5. The Bulldogs have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Highland saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mehrtens, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Carter Holthaus was another, going 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Triad pushed their record up to 22-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
Triad skirted past Highland 6-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Do the Knights have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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