Softball Game Preview: Highland Park Hornets vs. West Texas Comanches

Highland Park is on a three-game streak of home losses, and West Texas a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Wednesday. The Highland Park Hornets will be playing in front of their home fans against the West Texas Comanches at 11:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Highland Park came up short against Gruver on Tuesday, falling 19-12.

Kaitlin Lucas

Hits (Career)

03/11/25 @ Gruver	4
03/05/25 vs Sunray	2
02/25/25 @ Dimmitt	2
02/20/25 vs Morton	2
02/14/25 vs Tahoka	2

Kaitlin Lucas put in work while hitting and pitching. She struck out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and 12 unearned) runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in four consecutive appearances. She was also stellar in the batter's box, firing off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 4-for-4. Those four hits gave her a new career-high.

In other batting news, J'Niyah Hearn and Aaliyah Robinson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Hearn scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Robinson scored a run while going 2-for-5. The dominant performance also gave Robinson a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Joeli Neusch, who scored two runs while going 3-for-5.

Even though they lost, Highland Park kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least eight hits in four consecutive contests.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for West Texas' offense. They lost 14-0 to Childress on Tuesday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Comanches were not able to get on the board.

Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-11-1. As for West Texas, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-3.