The Highland Hawks will take on the Desert Ridge Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Highland knows how to get runs on the board -- the squad has finished with ten runs or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Desert Ridge likes a good challenge.
Highland made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Desert Ridge, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Hawks put the hurt on the Jaguars with a sharp 11-1 win on Monday. The result was nothing new for the Hawks, who have now won 14 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Kennedie Nelson
| 04/14/25 @ Desert Ridge | 9 |
| 03/25/25 vs Williams Field | 8 |
| 03/04/25 vs Basha | 8 |
| 03/29/25 vs Hamilton | 7 |
| 02/27/25 @ Corona del Sol | 6 |
Kennedie Nelson tossed a big game, striking out nine batters over 5.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Those nine strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Highland got a massive performance out of Alena Mascarenas, who went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. Another player making a difference was MadiLynn Bowen, who went 3-for-4 with one home run.
Highland was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .514. They are 13-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Highland has been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-9 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.4 runs over those games. As for Desert Ridge, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-8.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Highland hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Desert Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. 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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