Box Score 1 | Box Score 2 It was a tale of two different games on Thursday at home for the Highland softball team as they clashed with another top KJCCC team in Johnson County.

Game one the Scotties never trailed but saw Johnson County tie the contest twice moving the game into the bottom of the seventh when the Scotties won the contest in walk-off fashion 6-5. Game two however was a different story as Johnson County put on an offensive show and the Scotties fell 22-2 in five innings.

Highland took the lead in the bottom of the second of game one scoring a run without a hit in the inning capitalizing on a leadoff walk in the frame and then tacked on two more runs in the third on an RBI single by Sirena Salazar and an RBI groundout by Elizabeth Hays making it 3-0. Johnson County got on the board in the top of the fourth string together three hits and a walk to open the inning and scored three to tie the game.

Scotties had an answer in the bottom of the fourth taking advantage of two more walks and a hit batter, scoring a run on a passed ball and then an RBI infield single by Alyssa Wesley to make it 5-3. That lead held until the top of the seventh when Johnson County plated a run to tie the game at 5-5 but the Scotties made sure it was only one run. In the bottom of the seventh after the first out Hannah Schmidt hit a double to get on base and then Kami Zimmerman pinch hit and notched a single to put the winning run at third for Highland. Sara Shinn came in as a pinch hitter and delivered the walk-off RBI single and the Scotties won 6-5 giving Johnson County just their second Conference loss this season.

In the win Alexis Hodapp had three walks and scored two runs, while Kelly Uthe drew a pair of walks with a run scored, as the Scotties drew eight walks and had one hit batter. Schmidt was 2-3 with a double, walk and two runs scored. Bailey Lacy was solid inside the circle giving up five runs on nine hits in seven innings issuing only one walk and striking out three.

Game two was a different story as Johnson County took the initial lead with a run in the top of the second but an Alyssa Wesley solo home run tied the game in the bottom of the inning. The third inning would be where things blew up for the Scotties as Johnson County plated 13 runs on 11 hits with three home runs in the inning to take control of the game. Scotties got a solo home run by Chevelle Sartin in the bottom of the third, but Johnson County tacked on two in the fourth and six more in the fifth to capture the win over Highland 22-2 in five innings.

In the loss the Scotties had just four hits with Wesley and Sartin each hitting a solo home run, while both Uthe and Sarah Bond struggled inside the circle during the contest.

Scotties have a quick turnaround as they are back in action against Fort Scott on Friday, April 12^th for another KJCCC doubleheader.