The Highland Huskies will face off against the Mediapolis Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Highland will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
While Highland didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-14), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They came out on top against B-G-M by a score of 9-5 on Saturday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mediapolis). They were the clear victors by a 16-1 margin over Hillcrest Academy on Friday. Considering the Bulldogs have won six matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Highland's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Mediapolis, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Highland suffered a grim 14-3 defeat to Mediapolis when the teams last played back in June of 2024. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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