Softball Game Preview: Highlands Owls vs. Edison Golden Bears

For the first time this season, Highlands will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup on Friday. They will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edison Golden Bears at 7:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Edison will be up against a hot Highlands team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Everything went Highlands' way against Lytle last Tuesday as Highlands made off with a 12-5 win.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Edison). They had just enough and edged out Brackenridge 12-10. The Golden Bears haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.

Chipper Mayorga made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits (and not a single walk). That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in April of 2024. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Jisele Hernandez was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing Two bases. while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.

Highlands' win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Edison, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5-1.