Highlands Weekend Round-Up

Bluebirds Softball Moves to 3-0 in 36th District Play

PHOTO: G. Michael Graham, Fort Thomas Matters. Highlands run-ruled Dayton, 12-2 on Friday.

The Highlands Bluebirds softball team (8-5 overall) rebounded from its Monday loss with a five-inning 12-2 win over the Dayton Lady Devils (7-7). Highlands is 3-0 in 36th District play with the win.

Highlands batted .484 (15-for-31) as a team in the win. Freshman Anna Greenwell led the Bluebirds at the plate going 4-for-4 with two doubles, a triple, three runs batted in and three runs scored. Senior Rachel Gabbard went 3-for-4 with a double, three RBI and a run scored. Junior Abby Rust went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. Junior Taylar Lorenzen went 2-for-3 with a double and RBI.

Eighth grader Carly Cramer made her first varsity start for Highlands. Cramer went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Junior Brittney Johnson scored twice for the Bluebirds.

"We did a lot of condition. We have that big hill," Cramer said. "We ran a lot (in practice). One mistake equals a (run up the) hill. That will help us focus on what we're doing instead of thinking, 'Oh, yeah. (Coach Coffey) will let us slip by."

Freshman Gracie Schlosser threw a complete game for Highlands. She struck out eight.

Highlands had three games scheduled in the Cystic Fibrosis Tournament at Madison Central on Saturday. They were rained out.

Baseball:
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The Bluebirds (19-8) dropped their second straight 9th Region game, 16-5 in five innings in Fort Mitchell. Highlands had two games at Scott on Saturday cancelled.

Highlands plays at Cooper on Monday. Game time is 5 p.m.