The Highland Trojans will face off against the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland has given up an average of 6.9 runs per game this season, but Tuesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Highland managed to slip by Valparaiso the last time these teams faced off, but didn't have those same answers this time around. The Trojans came up short against the Vikings on Monday, falling 13-3. The Trojans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Kouts waltzed into their matchup on Monday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Senators an 11-0 shutout. The Mustangs & Fillies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 16 contests by nine runs or more this season.
Billy Miller made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over six innings pitched. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Kouts let Landon Garrett and Ben Finney run wild. Garrett got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two runs and two RBI, while Finney went 2-for-5 with three runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Whitaker, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI.
Kouts' victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-3. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13.
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