Thursday just wasn't the day for Highland's offense. They came up short against the Mascoutah Indians on Thursday, falling 7-0. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Indians this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 15-0 on Wednesday.
Highland got a good showing from Tyler Rottmann, who pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. That's the fewest earned runs Rottmann has allowed since back in March.
This is the second loss in a row for Highland and nudges their season record down to 7-15. As for Mascoutah, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-2.
Coming up, Highland will head out to challenge Alton at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Redbirds have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.18 runs per game on average), something the Bulldogs will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mascoutah, they will welcome Freeburg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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