Desert Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 11-6 to the Highland Hawks. That's two games in a row now that Desert Ridge has lost by exactly five runs.
Brooklyn Parks and Aleeya Barwick did some serious damage despite the final result: Parks went 3-for-4 with a triple, while Barwick scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Halle Davis was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
On Highland's side, they got a massive performance out of Karsyn Norton, who went 4-for-5 with a home run, four runs, and three RBI. Norton has been hot recently, having posted four or more hits the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Savanna Isaacson, who went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
Desert Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Highland, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-4-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Desert Ridge by a score of 12-9.
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