The Highland Community College Scottie softball team took on the Independence Community College Pirates on a rescheduled, overcast and misty, Sunday afternoon.

The Pirates took the momentum early in game one as they score one in the top of the 1^st inning. They continued to score the next three innings to take the lead 0-4 headed into the bottom of the 4^th. Maddy Miller stepped up to the plate and hit a homerun over the left field fence to gain some momentum for the Scotties making the score 3-4. Maddie Moore stepped up for the Scotties the same inning to hit a double passed the Pirates 2^nd baseman scoring two RBI's. Scotties end the bottom of the 4^th ahead 5-4. The score remained stagnant until the bottom of the sixth. Scotties had three doubles throughout the inning from Audrina Hidalgo, Kayla Ross, and Sam Moran all RBI's expanding the lead 8-4. Kennadi Barron, your winning pitcher is now 1^st in the region and 5^th in the nation with a record of 11-3. Julisa Ortega struck out 5 as the relief pitcher.

The Scotties came out strong in the start of the game two with back to back homeruns in the 1^st inning by Sydney Anderson and Aubrey Hernandez starting off with a 4-0 lead. The Pirates found their bats scoring 2 heading into the bottom of the third but Sam Hill would slam one over the left field fence for her first career home run as a Scottie pushing the lead 5-2. Pirates answered back in the top of the 4^th with a two run homerun closing the gap 5-4. The Scotties continued to fight to keep their lead and score four in the bottom of the fourth: 9-4. With just one more run by the Pirates would not be enough and the Scotties would take game two 9-5.

The Highland Scottie softball team is now 18-6 on the year. They will take on the Labette Cardinals next Friday, March 31^st at the Scottie Ball Park at 2 and 4 and again at home on Saturday, April 1^st at 12 and 2 against Coffeyville Community College.