Softball Recap: Highway 6 Trailblazers vs. Southern Valley/Alma
If Highway 6 was feeling good off their 21-0 takedown of Lexington on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Highway 6 Trailblazers fell just short of Southern Valley/Alma by a score of 9-8 on Saturday. While the Trailblazers didn't have the best season last year (they finished 11-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Savannah Lewis was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Trinity Carr, who scored a run while going 3-for-3.
Even though they lost, Highway 6 was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .300 or higher in six consecutive games.
Highway 6's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Southern Valley/Alma, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Highway 6 will square off against Seward at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Highway 6 is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.6 runs per game this season. As for Southern Valley/Alma, they will host Fillmore Central/Exeter-Milligan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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