Softball Recap: Highland Park Wins Going Away Against Follett

Hornets

Margin

03/25/25 vs Follett	13
02/10/25 vs River Road	9
02/10/25 vs Non Varsity Opponent	9
03/20/25 vs Claude	7
02/20/25 vs Morton	5

The Highland Park Hornets made easy work of the Follett Panthers on Tuesday and carried off a 15-2 victory. That looming 15-2 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Hornets yet this season.

Kaitlin Lucas was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lucas was even better at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI.

In other pitching news, Ashlyn Jones looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.

Back at the plate, Highland Park got a massive performance out of Roxanne Shields, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those four RBI gave Shields a new career-high. J'Niyah Hearn was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

The win made it two in a row for Highland Park and bumps their season record up to 5-12-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Follett, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.

Looking ahead, Highland Park will square off against Sunray at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sunray has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 11.25 runs per game on average), something Highland Park will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Follett, they will be playing at home against West Texas at 4:00 p.m. on Friday.