The Gruver Greyhounds will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Highland Park Hornets at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses dating back to last season for Gruver and three for Highland Park.
Gruver saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost 10-1 to Lubbock Christian.
Meanwhile, Highland Park came up short against Sunray on Wednesday, falling 18-12. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (11), the Hornets still had to take the loss.
Kaitlin Lucas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned (and 12 unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up nine Ks. As a matter of fact, that's the most runs she has scored all season.
On the hitting side, Haley Rogers stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. That's the most runs she has posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was J'Niyah Hearn, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Highland Park lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 3-10-1. As for Gruver, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
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