Highlands had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 1-14 to make it ten. They lost 18-4 to the Vacaville Christian Falcons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Falcons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-5 on Tuesday.
As for Vacaville Christian, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8. Considering they have won four matchups by more than nine runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
For Vacaville Christian's part, Elena Vizcay made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over four innings pitched. Vizcay was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, Lexi Martinez and Hazel Campbell did most of the damage at the plate: Martinez got on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one triple, and one run, while Campbell went a perfect 2-for-2 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. Those three stolen bases gave Campbell a new career-high. Daisy Stafford was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs, one triple, and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Highlands is set to square off against their familiar foe San Juan at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Vacaville Christian will challenge rival Golden Sierra at 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday.
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