Baseball Recap: Highland Park Comes Up Short

If Highland Park was feeling good fresh off their 18-6 takedown of Follett on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highland Park Hornets fell 8-3 to the Dalhart Wolves on Thursday.

Zack McClurg

Stolen Base

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03/06/25 vs Follett	1
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Highland Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zack McClurg, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. McClurg has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Highland Park has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. Dalhart's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-1.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Highland Park will take on Follett at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season. As for Dalhart, they will challenge Sanford-Fritch at 11:00 a.m. on Friday.