Softball Recap: Highway 6 Wins Going Away Against Ord

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 3:47pm

Softball Recap: Highway 6 Trailblazers vs. Ord Chanticleers

Highway 6's game last Saturday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They put the hurt on the Ord Chanticleers with a sharp 13-5 win. The result was nothing new for the Trailblazers, who have now won eight games by seven runs or more so far this season.

Trinity Carr was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Alexa Hale was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.

Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highway 6 always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Ord only posted an OBP of .417.

Highway 6's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-14. As for Ord, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.

Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Fairbury the next time they take the field. Ord will head out to face Fairbury at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, while Highway 6 will play them later in the day, at 4:00 p.m.

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