Softball Recap: Highland Continues Road Dominance on Wednesday

Scots

Margin (Wins)

03/27/25 vs South	14
03/12/25 vs Arvin	11
03/17/25 @ Centennial	10
03/07/25 vs Fowler	10
03/01/25 vs California City	10

Highland won the last time they faced Bakersfield and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Scots blew past the Drillers 9-1. Considering the Scots have won eight games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Lilliana Garcia made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Haley Nielsen, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-3. Those two runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamilla Baltazar, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.

Highland kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bakersfield only managed three hits.

Highland pushed their record up to 10-2-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Bakersfield, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-8.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Highland beat the Drillers by a score of 12-0 on Friday.