After a string of four wins, Teutopolis's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Highland Bulldogs. Teutopolis was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Highland apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in May of 2023.
Teutopolis saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Hoelscher, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
On Highland's side, they got a great performance from Alex Howard as he tossed six innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.
On the hitting side, Deklan Riggs and Jake Ottensmeier did most of the damage at the plate: Riggs scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Ottensmeier went 2-for-4 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxden Decker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Teutopolis' defeat dropped their record down to 17-9. As for Highland, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 22-1-1.
Teutopolis is on the road again on Saturday to play Edwardsville at 10:00 a.m. Edwardsville is coming into the match with nine straight wins at home, so Teutopolis will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Highland, they will challenge Glenwood at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Glenwood: 2.5, Highland: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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