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

The Highland Park Hornets will square off against the Sanford-Fritch Eagles at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland Park is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.

Last Friday, Highland Park came up short against Booker and fell 7-4.

Kaitlin Lucas

Batters Struck Out

04/11/25 vs Booker	18
04/07/25 @ West Texas	10
04/04/25 vs Gruver	10

Kaitlin Lucas put in work no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 18 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and six unearned) runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than ten strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

In other batting news, Aubrey Drerup was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Aaliyah Robinson, who went 1-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.

Meanwhile, Sanford-Fritch didn't have quite enough to beat Sunray on Tuesday and fell 13-12. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 5-16-1. As for Sanford-Fritch, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.