Highland has enjoyed a six-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Knox County Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Knox County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Knox County's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Thursday: Highland hadn't allowed a single run the last three times they've hit the field. Highland put the hurt on Putnam County with a sharp 10-0 victory on Monday. Considering the Cougars have won 17 matches by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Knox County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to Marceline.
Knox County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lillian Penn, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Highland pushed their record up to 21-5 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Knox County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything went Highland's way against Knox County in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as Highland made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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