The Highlands Scots will face off against the Lindhurst Blazers at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highlands has now lost nine straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since February 28.
Highlands is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They came up short against Mesa Verde on Thursday, falling 46-27.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lindhurst, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Williams on Thursday as they made off with a 13-1 victory. Considering the Blazers have won eight contests by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Marjorie Thao made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out eight batters over 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Thao was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing three bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Kimberly Diaz-Valadez was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Jacquelin Lopez was another key player, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Lindhurst is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.3 runs over those games. As for Highlands, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
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