The Sunray Bobcats will challenge the Highland Park Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Sunray fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Gruver on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Greyhounds by a score of 14-12. Surprisingly, this marked the fourth straight game that the away team has come away the victor.
Meanwhile, Highland Park got the win against Follett on Tuesday by a conclusive 15-2. That 13 run margin sets a new team best for the Hornets this season.
Kaitlin Lucas made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Lucas was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one home run and four RBI.
In other pitching news, Ashlyn Jones looked comfortable as she pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
Back at the plate, Highland Park got a massive performance out of Roxanne Shields, who went 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave Shields a new career-high. J'Niyah Hearn was another key player, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
The win made it two in a row for Highland Park and bumps their season record up to 5-12-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 18.0 runs over those games. As for Sunray, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Sunray took their win against Highland Park when the teams last played on March 5th by a conclusive 18-12. Will Sunray repeat their success, or does Highland Park has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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