Softball Recap: Tuesday's Victory Is Highland's Ninth in Last Ten Outings

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

03/21/25 @ Mesa	18
04/22/25 vs Gilbert	17
03/25/25 vs Williams Field	17
02/27/25 @ Corona del Sol	16
03/27/25 @ Williams Field	15

With a playoff win on the line, Highland rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They put the hurt on the Shadow Ridge Stallions with a sharp 8-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 17 matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Kennedie Nelson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Highland let MadiLynn Bowen and Karsyn Norton run wild. Bowen went a perfect 4-for-4 with two RBI and one run, while Norton went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs. Those four hits gave Bowen a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Alena Mascarenas, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Highland is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-10 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Shadow Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 17-11-1.

As of now, neither Highland nor the Stallions have any future games scheduled.