
Highlanders
05/09/25 vs Churchill | 16 |
03/22/25 @ Crescent Valley | 14 |
04/03/25 @ Silverton | 13 |
03/17/25 vs South Eugene | 11 |
05/02/25 @ Ashland | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask North Eugene). They put the hurt on the Churchill Lancers with a sharp 16-1 victory on Friday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Highlanders as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Gracie Hibler made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Hibler was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI and one run.
In other batting news, North Eugene got a massive performance out of Kaylani Washburn, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those four hits gave Washburn a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Cameron Pierce, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
North Eugene always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .839. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
North Eugene's victory bumped their record up to 9-10. As for Churchill, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: North Eugene beat the Lancers by a score of 14-6 later that day.
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