The Highland Park Hornets will square off against the West Texas Comanches at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Highland Park is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
Highland Park is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Gruver just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They lost 9-3 to the Greyhounds.
Kaitlin Lucas
| 04/02/26 @ Gruver | 13 |
| 03/27/26 vs Sunray | 17 |
| 03/24/26 @ Follett | 17 |
| 03/17/26 vs Booker | 8 |
| 03/16/26 vs Sanford-Fritch | 7 |
| + 3 more games |
Kaitlin Lucas spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and six unearned) runs on five hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Roxanne Shields and Alexis Perez stepped up to the plate in a big way. Shields went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two RBI, while Perez got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one triple and one run. Shields has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Meanwhile, West Texas had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They never let the Bobcats get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The Comanches might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by eight runs or more this season.
West Texas' win bumped their record up to 11-4. As for Highland Park, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Everything went Highland Park's way against West Texas when the teams last played back in March, as Highland Park made off with a 19-6 victory. Will the Hornets repeat their success, or do the Comanches have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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