Highland Park and Maine East are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Highland Park Giants will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Maine East Blue Demons at 4:45 p.m. The pair have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Highland Park and 16 for Maine East dating back to last season.
Things were looking good for Highland Park after they put the first points on the board on Thursday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell just short of Evanston by a score of 3-2.
Tatum Danielewicz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on six hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Highland Park saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Arden Bubser, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Maine East fell victim to Maine West and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to the Warriors.
Maine East also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Jayden Coppe gave up three earned (and three unearned) runs on six hits and racked up 13 Ks.
Highland Park's loss dropped their record down to 5-9-1. As for Maine East, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-14.
Highland Park suffered a grim 10-0 defeat to Maine East in their previous matchup back in May of 2022. Will Highland Park have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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