Preview: Highland Park Scots vs. Irving Tigers
Highland Park is 4-0 against Irving since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Highland Park Scots will head out on the road to challenge the Irving Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the pair will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Highland Park never let their opponents score. Everything went their way against Berkner as Highland Park made off with an 18-0 win.
Cecilia Knutson made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Knutson has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Knutson was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, Highland Park got a massive performance out of Campbell Sharpe, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Faith Horner, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Irving made easy work of Pearce on Tuesday and carried off a 10-4 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Irving.
Highland Park is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season. As for Irving, their win bumped their record up to 5-6.
Highland Park came out on top in a nail-biter against Irving when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 4-3. Will Highland Park repeat their success, or does Irving have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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