The Highland Park Scots will head out to face off against the Wakeland Wolverines at 6:45 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
Having struggled with seven defeats in a row, Highland Park turned things around against Turner on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Lions with a sharp 9-3 victory. The Scots not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since February 14th.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Wakeland). They never let Newman Smith get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Tuesday. The Wolverines haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive victory against them.
Jordan Mcnees looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (and not a single walk). That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lauren McIllwain, who fired off two home runs, seven RBI, and three runs while going 3-for-3. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024. Another player making a difference was Claire Schreiner, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base.
Wakeland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .591. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .375 or higher in four consecutive contests.
Wakeland's record now sits at 11-3. As for Highland Park, their win was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-8.
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