Washington, Highland compete in Eddie Jones Memorial Softball Invitational

WASHINGTON — Washington and Highland softball both competed in the Demons Eddie Jones Memorial Softball Invitational on Saturday.

The Demons suffered a pair of losses on the day, while the Huskies picked up one win.

Highland’s first victory came against Griswold 7-3 and it later fell to Assumption 2-1.

Washington was upended by Davenport West 6-4 and West Liberty 5-2.

Against Griswold, Highland faced a 3-2 deficit after three innings.

However, the Huskies went on to score five runs between the fourth and fifth innings and the Tigers could never make it up.

As for Highland’s game against Assumption, the Huskies held onto a 1-0 lead after three frames.

The Knights answered back with a run in the top of the fourth to tie it. After two innings without runs, it was Assumption who scored the final run in the top of the seventh.

Highland moves to 13-8 with the split.

As for Washington, the Demons held a 1-0 lead after three frames against Davenport West.

It didn’t last long though, as the Falcons brought four runs home in the top of the fifth to take a 4-1 lead.

Washington scored two more in the bottom half of the frame to bring it within one. The Demons scored once more to tie it in the seventh, but two runs by the Falcons in the eighth were enough to win it.

Against West Liberty, the two teams went scoreless for four innings. The Comets broke the seal with four runs in the fifth and that’s all they would need.

Washington scored a run each in the fifth and sixth, but that’s all it could get.

With the pair of losses, Washington drops to 21-7.