The Highland Bulldogs will take on the Triad Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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. Another was Carter Holthaus, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Triad ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out O'Fallon 5-3.
Triad's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 22-4. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 2.2 runs across that stretch. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
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