The Mascoutah Indians will challenge the Highland Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mascoutah has five straight wins, Highland has 14 straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mascoutah barely beat O'Fallon the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Indians put the hurt on the Panthers with a sharp 18-11 victory on Monday. The Indians might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matches by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Highland's offense. They lost 8-0 to Mt. Vernon on Monday.
Mascoutah's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-7. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-19.
Mascoutah took their win against Highland in their previous meeting back in April by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Indians repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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