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| 05/11/24 - Home | 1-0 W |
| 05/13/23 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 05/24/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/14/22 - Home | 3-0 W |
| 05/12/18 - Home | 4-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Highland has gone 7-1 against Centralia recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Bulldogs will square off against the Orphans at 10:00 a.m. Highland has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with 12 straight defeats, while Centralia will come in with three straight victories.
Things were looking good for Highland after they put the first run on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell 7-2 to Breese Central.
Lucy Becker was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Gracie Nikonovich was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run.
Meanwhile, it may have taken ten innings to finish the job, but Centralia ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Murphysboro, sneaking past 5-4. That's two games straight that the Orphans have won by just one run.
Centralia's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-2. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 4-17.
Highland skirted past Centralia 1-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Bulldogs since the team 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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