Softball Recap: Haughton Drops Season-High Score on Byrd

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Haughton). They put the hurt on the Byrd Yellow Jackets with a sharp 20-4 victory on Thursday. Considering the Buccaneers have won seven matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

Reese Mayfield was a standout: she went 3-for-4 with one home run, seven RBI, and two runs. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carsyn Kizzia, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and two RBI.

The win (which was Haughton's third in a row) raised their record to 9-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Byrd, they have been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 4-9 record this season.

Haughton will challenge Iowa at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Iowa knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past six contests -- so hopefully Haughton likes a good challenge. As for Byrd, they will take on Parkway at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.