The Highland Bulldogs will challenge the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Highland fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against O'Fallon on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 6-4. Surprisingly, this marked the fifth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Kaitlyn Wilson spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and three unearned) runs on 11 hits and racked up ten Ks.
Holly Sexton
| 03/19/25 vs O'Fallon | 3 |
| 04/18/24 @ Mater Dei | 2 |
| 04/17/24 @ Triad | 1 |
| 04/08/24 @ Mascoutah | 1 |
| 04/06/24 @ Belleville West | 1 |
At the plate, Holly Sexton made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-5 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Becker, who went 3-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Freeburg had just enough and edged out O'Fallon 8-7 on Saturday. The win continues a trend for the Midgets in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won four in a row.
Olivia Joseph was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Freeburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Fallon only posted an OBP of .375.
Freeburg pushed their record up to 1-3 with the victory, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Highland couldn't quite get it done against Freeburg in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 as they fell 6-1. Can Highland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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