Desert Ridge had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 12-17-1 to make it five. They came up short against the Highland Hawks, falling 10-0. Unfortunately, that's the third time they've come up short against the Hawks this season, with their most recent loss being a 21-0 defeat back in April.
As for Highland, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games.
For Highland's part, they got a great performance from Kennedie Nelson as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. Nelson has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Karsyn Norton and Easton Joslin did most of the damage at the plate: Norton went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple, while Joslin went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI Joslin has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Sofia Legoretta, who went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI.
As of now, neither Desert Ridge nor Highland have any future games scheduled.
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