Softball Game Preview: Sanford-Fritch Eagles vs. Highland Park Hornets

The Sanford-Fritch Eagles will challenge the Highland Park Hornets at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.

Last Wednesday, Sanford-Fritch earned an 11-6 win over Sunray.

Meanwhile, Highland Park had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Claude with a sharp 21-14 victory on Thursday. The Hornets not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since February 10th.

Haley Rogers and Joeli Neusch did most of the damage at the plate: Rogers went 2-for-5 with four RBI and two runs, while Neusch scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. The dominant performance gave Rogers a new career-high in RBI. Roxanne Shields was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.

They weren't the only ones working in the hit department: Highland Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 4.2 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 9.

Sanford-Fritch is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.2 runs over those games. Highland Park's win bumped their record up to 4-12-1.