Highland is 9-0 against River Ridge since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Highland Cardinals are on the road again to play the River Ridge Timberwolves at 5:00 p.m. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so River Ridge's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Highland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs two weeks ago, they were much more limited against Belmont on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Braves by a score of 4-2. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest runs Highland has scored all season.
Meanwhile, River Ridge has not done well against Iowa-Grant recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. River Ridge sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Iowa-Grant. The victory made it back-to-back wins for River Ridge.
Cael Koenig made a splash no matter where he played. He pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits. Koenig was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Koenig wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Carter Copsey, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for River Ridge, their victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-6.
Highland skirted past River Ridge 3-2 in their previous matchup on April 9th. 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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