Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highway 6). Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Lexington Minutemen a 21-0 shutout on Saturday. Considering the Trailblazers have won five matchups by more than six runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Macie Deines and Jordyn Pracht made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Deines tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Pracht tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Deines scored a run while going 2-for-4, while Pracht went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
In other batting news, Highway 6 got a massive performance out of McKinley Jauken, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Alexa Hale, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Highway 6 always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .706. The last time their OBP was this high was back in September of 2023.
Highway 6 is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Lexington, their defeat was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-8.
Highway 6 will play host again on Saturday to welcome Southern Valley/Alma, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:30 p.m. Highway 6 is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season. As for Lexington, they will host Alliance at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Lexington is facing Alliance at the right time seeing as Alliance is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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