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Or not.

Said it on the other thread, Highlands needed Dreves to be good tonight to have a shot, and he didn't make it out of the first inning.

Dreves has the stuff to win this game for Highlands, but he has to throw strikes like he did against Paintsville. If his control is not good tonight, Highlands will be in big trouble.

Nicholson follows with RBi single.

Two out double by Cameron Scheler followed by an RBI single by Littlefield gives X a 1-0 lead.

Top 6 no score. X has 3 hits, Hazard has yet to get one.

X gets a one out walk in the 5th but runner gets stranded at 2nd base. No score bottom 5.

Top 5 no score. Game flying along.

One hit in the game so far.

Devin Morris. Had 16 K's in their first round win. Fastball up to 90-91. St. X will have their hands full.

Yeah, it's no tall task facing a 4th rounder on the mound.

One of the top teams in NKY vs a top 5 team in the state. Not really all that surprising.

Congrats to Highlands LHP Drew Rom on being selected in the 4th round by the Baltimore Orioles!

My brother in law coaches in Ohio, and yes it is done the same way as basketball.

This is not true at all. McCracken in region 1 plays teams from all over the state every year. Paducah Tilghman does also. McCracken has won that region every year since the school opened. Greenup County in region 16 plays several teams from Lex, Lou, and NKY every year. The good teams from the rural regions understand that playing teams outside of your own little bubble help prepare you for post season. Those that don't play any teams from outside their area are likely teams that won't be making it to the state tournament. You can look at other rural regions as well. The teams that typically represent those regions at the state tournament have played at least a handful of teams from the more populated areas.