Fans were treated to a battle of the Bulldogs on Wednesday. Highland came out on top against Waterloo by a score of 6-2. This was a revenge game for Highland: when they faced off against Waterloo two weeks ago, they had to take a 5-4 loss.
Tyler Mehrtens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits over 4.2 innings pitched. He also allowed no hits, which is notable because Highland is 2-1 when he allows at most one hit, but 9-20 otherwise. Mehrtens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
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Mehrtens wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Grayson Stone, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. Those two runs gave Stone a new career-high.
Highland's record is now 11-21. As for Waterloo, they moved to 20-7 with that defeat, which also ended their seven-game winning streak.
Coming up, Highland will head out to square off against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games the Orphans have played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Waterloo, they will be playing at home against Belleville West at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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