Highland has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the Clark County Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Highland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 16-0 margin over Hannibal. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by eight runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Clark County entered their tilt with Novinger on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Wildcats with a sharp 10-0 win. That's two games straight that the Indians have won by exactly ten runs.
Highland pushed their record up to 12-3 with the victory, which was their 20th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Clark County, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-6 record this season.
Everything went Highland's way against Clark County in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, as Highland made off with a 12-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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