The Gary West Side Cougars will square off against the Highland Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Gary West Side has given up an average of 15.5 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Gary West Side fell victim to Lake Station Edison and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They came up short against the Fighting Eagles, falling 17-0. The defeat continues a trend for the Cougars in their meetings with the Fighting Eagles: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Highland had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Mustangs & Fillies a 1-0 shutout.
Brian Baker looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Highland is 4-1 when he allows at most one earned run, but 10-12 otherwise.
Highland pushed their record up to 14-13 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Gary West Side, their loss dropped their record down to 2-12.
Gary West Side suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Highland in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. Can the Cougars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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