Softball Recap: Highland Takes a Loss

Highland had lost five straight on the road, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 2-19 to make it six. They lost 23-1 to the Atrisco Heritage Academy Jaguars. If the Hornets were looking for revenge after losing 24-0 to the Jaguars when the teams met back in March of 2020, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by ten runs or more this season.

For Atrisco Heritage Academy's part, Ariana Lara made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. The dominant performance also gave Lara a new career-high in strikeouts (two). She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 2-for-2 with two RBI.

In other batting news, Atrisco Heritage Academy got a massive performance out of Larissa Morinia, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one triple. Those four runs gave Morinia a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Melanie MacIas, who went 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base.

Coming up, Highland will head out to take on Belen at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Atrisco Heritage Academy, they will be playing at home against Los Lunas at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.