Softball Recap: Highland Drops Highest Score of Season Against South

Scots

Team Score (Highest)

03/27/25 vs South	15
03/17/25 @ Centennial	11
03/12/25 vs Arvin	11
03/07/25 vs Fowler	10
03/01/25 vs California City	10

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Highland). Everything went their way against the South Spartans on Thursday as they made off with a 15-1 win. With that victory, the Scots brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.

Lauren Montes was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one double, and one RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kamilla Baltazar, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Janaye Phillips was another key player, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.

Highland always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South only posted an OBP of .200.

Highland has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-2-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for South, they dropped their record down to 7-7 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.

Highland wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 9-1 victory against Bakersfield on the 2nd. As for South, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 7-2 win against West on the 1st.