Softball Game Preview: Highland Trojans vs. Griffith Panthers

Trojans

Runs

05/19/25 @ Illiana Christian	1
05/16/25 vs Chesterton	11
05/14/25 @ Munster	1
05/12/25 vs Andrean	1
05/10/25 vs Hobart	3
+ 20 more games

Highland is a perfect 10-0 against Griffith since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Trojans will face off against the Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.

Highland is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Friday, they were much more limited against Illiana Christian on Monday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Vikings. The Trojans have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.

Highland saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alyssa Niemann, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Griffith had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4.7 runs) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 3-2 W against the Hawks.

Brylie Bridges spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.

Griffith's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-5. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Highland, their loss dropped their record down to 15-10.

Everything went Highland's way against Griffith in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Highland made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.