Softball Preview: Highland Park Scots vs. Harding Knights
Highland Park is 9-1 against Harding since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Highland Park Scots will head out on the road to take on the Harding Knights at 4:00 p.m. Both teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Highland Park will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Washington Tech on Wednesday. Highland Park never let Washington Tech onto the board and left with a 21-0 win. Highland Park's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Harding put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They blew past Washington Tech 21-6. While fans of Harding might be used to big wins, the 15-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Harding got a massive performance out of Marcela Deloye-Romero, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Deloye-romero has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played. Mary Thao was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Highland Park's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Harding, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 4-3 record this season.
Everything went Highland Park's way against Harding in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 as Highland Park made off with a 17-2 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Highland Park since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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