Softball Game Preview: Highlands Scots vs. Mesa Verde Mavericks

The Highlands Scots will square off against the Mesa Verde Mavericks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highlands has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with eight straight defeats, while Mesa Verde will come in with four straight victories.

Highlands lost 20-8 to Mesa Verde on Tuesday.

For Mesa Verde's part, the team relied heavily on Madison Martin, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and three runs. With that strong performance, Martin is now averaging an impressive 3.1 RBI per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Ilyana Franco, who scored four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.

Mesa Verde always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .629. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .606 or higher in four consecutive matches.

Mesa Verde pushed their record up to 5-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 21.8 runs over those games. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 1-9.