Highland is 2-8 against O'Fallon since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Highland Bulldogs will be playing at home against the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Highland: 2.7, O'Fallon: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Highland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Effingham.
Chase Knebel made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Knebel has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Knebel was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Trey Koishor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Zane Korte, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon entered their tilt with Granite City with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Warriors 10-0.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 25-4-1. As for O'Fallon, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-11 record this season.
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