Softball Recap: Harlan Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

02/10/25 @ Clark	16
02/18/25 vs Brennan	10
02/28/25 vs Marshall	9
02/14/25 vs Johnson	6

There's no place like home for Harlan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They were the clear victor by an 11-2 margin over the Marshall Rams on Friday. Considering the Hawks have won four contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Savannah Cuadra and Gabby Gutierrez dominated on the mound. Cuadra pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits, while Gutierrez tossed three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Cuadra a new career-high in strikeouts (two).

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lilly Campos, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in February of 2024. Another player making a difference was Sarah Almazan, who scored two runs while going 3-for-3.

Harlan always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .548. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Marshall only posted an OBP of .391.

Harlan has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. Marshall dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Harlan will venture away from home to face off against Holmes at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Holmes has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.1 runs per game on average), something Harlan will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Marshall, they will face off against O'Connor at 5:00 p.m. on Friday.