For the second straight game, Highland will face off against Williams Field. Highland will venture away from home to take on Williams Field at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Highland has seven straight wins, Williams Field has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Highland's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Williams Field 17-0. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Kennedie Nelson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
At the plate, Highland let Alena Mascarenas and Abbie Shellabarger run wild. Mascarenas went 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs, while Shellabarger scored four runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. That's the most RBI Mascarenas has posted since back in April of 2024. Easton Joslin was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are 9-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Williams Field now has a losing record of 6-7-1. As for Highland, their record now sits at 10-6.
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