O'Fallon waltzed into their game on Wednesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Highland Bulldogs and snuck past 5-4. That's more bragging rights for O'Fallon, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
For Highland's part, they got a good showing from Alex Howard, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Howard has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Highland saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Koishor, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
O'Fallon pushed their record up to 22-11 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Highland, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 25-5-1 record this season.
O'Fallon will be playing in front of their home fans against Glenwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Glenwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season. As for Highland, they will head out on the road to square off against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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