Softball Recap: Highland Park Comes Up Short

Highland Park was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against the Sunray Bobcats, falling 18-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (11), the Hornets still had to take the loss.

Kaitlin Lucas

Runs

02/14/25 vs Tahoka	1
02/20/25 vs Morton	1
02/21/25 @ Perryton	1
02/22/25 @ Dimmitt	1
02/14/25 @ Slaton	2

Kaitlin Lucas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and 12 unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. As a matter of fact, that's the most runs she has scored all season.

At the plate, Highland Park got a big performance out of Haley Rogers, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs Rogers has posted since back in February. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Flores, who scored a run and stole Three bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Even though they lost, Highland Park lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1.

Coming up, Highland Park will square off against Gruver at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. As for Sunray, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Texas at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.