The Highlands Bluebirds will challenge the Boyle County Rebels at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Highlands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Highlands' pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They blew past Seton 7-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bluebirds.
Kaitlyn Dixon
| 04/10/25 vs Seton | 16 |
| 03/18/25 @ Conner | 15 |
| 04/30/24 vs Boone County | 15 |
| 03/24/25 vs Scott | 14 |
| 05/13/24 vs Dixie Heights | 12 |
Kaitlyn Dixon made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 16 over seven innings pitched. Those 16 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Payton Brown and Kate Class did most of the damage at the plate: Brown scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2, while Class went a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most stolen bases Brown has posted since back in March. Cam Markus was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Boyle County was able to grind out a solid win over Estill County on Tuesday, taking the game 8-3. The Rebels haven't had any issues with the Engineers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Highlands' win bumped their record up to 9-5-1. As for Boyle County, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.
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