The Highland Scots will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Arvin Bears at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Highland is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Highland picked up another tournament win on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 victory over Sanger West. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Scots.
Lauren Montes
| 03/08/25 vs Sanger West | 2 |
| 03/07/25 vs Fowler | 1 |
| 03/01/25 vs California City | 1 |
| 04/30/24 @ Bakersfield Christian | 1 |
| 04/23/24 vs Bakersfield | 1 |
Lauren Montes was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two).
In other batting news, Janaye Phillips was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two triples, three runs, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in March of 2024. Madelyn Gonzalez also deserves some recognition as she hit her first double of the season.
Meanwhile, after only two runs in their last game, Arvin made sure to put some runs up on the board against West on Friday. Arvin put the hurt on West with a sharp 14-1 win. The Bears haven't had any issues with the Vikings recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Highland's win bumped their record up to 6-1-2. As for Arvin, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Everything went Highland's way against Arvin in their previous matchup back in March of 2016, as Highland made off with an 8-0 win. Will Highland repeat their success, or does Arvin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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