Softball Game Preview: Highlands Bluebirds vs. Oak Hills Highlanders

The Highlands Bluebirds will head out to challenge the Oak Hills Highlanders at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highlands has four straight victories, Oak Hills has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

Highlands' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Simon Kenton.

Kaitlyn Dixon

Batters Struck Out

03/28/25 @ Simon Kenton	7
03/26/25 vs Lloyd Memorial	6
03/24/25 vs Scott	14
03/22/25 @ Frederick Douglass	6
03/19/25 @ Ballard	11
+ 2 more games

Kaitlyn Dixon made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in April of 2024.

In other batting news, Payton Brown was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Layla Zepf also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.

Meanwhile, Oak Hills didn't have quite enough to beat St. Ursula Academy on Tuesday and fell 4-3.

Highlands' record is now 6-2-1. As for Oak Hills, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.