Highland is a perfect 5-0 against Granite City since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Highland will be playing in front of their home fans against Granite City at 4:30 p.m. Highland is looking for their season's first win.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Highland's offense. They fell just short of Belleville East by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday.
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Holly Sexton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Granite City hadn't done well against O'Fallon recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Granite City came out on top in a nail-biter against O'Fallon, sneaking past 9-7. That's two games straight that the Warriors have won by exactly two runs.
Christine Myers made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off eight hits (and only one walk). Myers was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in two of her three plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, Alexis Ruiz was a standout: she scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Milyn Roehr, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and one RBI.
Granite City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Fallon only posted an OBP of .303.
Granite City has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of two runs across that stretch. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Highland beat Granite City 9-5 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Granite City has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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