A short drive to Letts was on the docket for the Highland summer teams on Thursday with the Southeast Iowa Super Conference showdowns concluding in a split. 

The Huskie baseball squad put up some early runs against the Falcons (3-11) and sustained a lead throughout for a 5-1 victory. The offense had just four hits, but Connor Grinstead knocked in three runs on a double while Trevor McFarland and Logan Bonebrake each brought in tallies. Bonebrake picked up the win on the hill tossing four innings of one run ball (unearned) on one hit and striking out seven. Highland improves to 14-1 overall and 9-1 in the SEISC. 

The softball team had a challenge with the eighth ranked team in class 2A in the Falcons (14-4) and L&M grinded out a 4-0 victory. The game’s first runs didn’t come until the fifth when the home Falcons put up a three spot and one more insurance tally in the sixth was enough to seize the win. The Huskie offense produced 30 runs in the first two games of the week, but they went cold in this one with just two hits coming from Sarah Burton and Payton Brun. Jessica Kraus twirled 4 2/3 innings surrendering three runs on five hits and three walks. The red and white are now 11-7 and 8-3 in the league.