On Thursday Highway 6 will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will square off against the Seward Bluejays at 9:00 a.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Highway 6 came up short against Centura on Tuesday, falling 19-10.
Alexa Hale stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: she scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Pracht, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
Even though they lost, Highway 6 didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Seward has relied on a stalwart pitchers averaging 4.09 runs allowed per game, but that average took a hit on Tuesday. They came up short against Aurora, falling 11-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Bluejays couldn't push the score so high this time.
Highway 6 has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-16 record this season. As for Seward, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-9.
Highway 6 might still be hurting after the 13-0 defeat they got from Seward when the teams last played back in September. Can Highway 6 avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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