Softball Preview: Lake Highlands Wildcats vs. Pearce Mustangs
The Lake Highlands Wildcats will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Pearce Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lake Highlands scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past Highland Park 17-5. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Meanwhile, everything went Pearce's way against Berkner on Tuesday as Pearce made off with a 19-7 win. That 12 run margin sets a new team best for Pearce this season.
Molly Tait and Mary Williams did most of the damage at the plate: Tait scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Williams scored three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexie Landers, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of her plate appearances.
The victory made it two in a row for Lake Highlands and bumps their season record up to 4-10-1. As for Pearce, their win bumped their record up to 5-11.
Everything went Lake Highlands' way against Pearce in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Lake Highlands made off with a 13-3 victory. Does Lake Highlands have another victory up their sleeve, or will Pearce turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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