Highway 6 was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 12-4 to the North Platte Bulldogs.
Stella Birkestrand and Alexa Hale did some serious damage despite the final result: Birkestrand went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs and one triple, while Hale went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that Birkestrand has hit this season.
Highway 6's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5. As for North Platte, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-8.
Highway 6 wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next match, an 8-4 loss against Gothenburg on the 6th. As for North Platte, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next contest, a 12-1 win against McCook on the 6th.
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