Softball Recap: Haughton Drops Season-High Score on Huntington

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Haughton). They never let the Huntington Raiders get on the board and left with a 21-0 win on Tuesday. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won eight contests by six runs or more so far this season.

The team relied heavily on Presley Yerby, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Mayfield, who went 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Haughton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .897. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Haughton moved to 10-12 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak. As for Huntington, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Haughton will host Simsboro at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Haughton's pitchers better be ready for this one: Simsboro has averaged an impressive 11.6 runs per game this season. As for Huntington, they will welcome Evangel Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Huntington is facing Evangel Christian Academy at the right time seeing as Evangel Christian Academy is stuck on a five-game losing streak.