The Highland Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Mascoutah Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Highland has struggled recently with 14 defeats in a row, while Mascoutah will arrive with five straight victories.
Highland fell victim to Mt. Vernon and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They came up short against the Rams, falling 8-0.
Meanwhile, Mascoutah got the win against O'Fallon on Monday by a conclusive 18-11. Considering the Indians have won nine games by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
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.
Highland suffered a grim 13-1 defeat to Mascoutah in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Bulldogs avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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