Monday just wasn't the day for Highland Park's offense. They lost 6-0 to the Richfield Spartans on Monday. Highland Park has not had much luck with Richfield recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Richfield's part, the result came thanks to Olivia Tomlinson's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Richfield saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Nickell, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Highland Park's defeat dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Richfield, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Highland Park didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 7-6 victory vs. Minneapolis Southwest on the 7th. Richfield has also already played their next contest, an 11-4 loss against Academy of Holy Angels on the 7th.
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