Highland has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Ontario Warriors at 5:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
Highland's hitters might be in the hot seat on Wednesday considering what happened against Ontario on Tuesday. They lost 10-0 to the Warriors. The defeat continues a trend for Highland in their matchups with Ontario: they've now lost five in a row.
For Ontario's part, Eden Howard made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched. Howard has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Howard was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Brinlee Kreger, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Brylie Ireland was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Highland's loss dropped their record down to 5-14. As for Ontario, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-12.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Highland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Ontario struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.6. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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