Highland strung together four straight hits and scored four times in the top of the seventh inning Friday afternoon to break a tie and come away with a 6-2 win at St. Anthony.

It was 2-2 when Highland’s Faith Hickman led off the seventh with a base hit and Kelly Fuller followed with a double. Maggie Grohmann then got a two-run single and Sydney Parkerson blasted a two-run homer to give the guests their four-run cushion.

Highland scored two runs in the first inning and St. Anthony came back to tie in the bottom of the fourth. After having their first nine batters retired in order, the Lady Bulldogs got back-to-back singles from Cameron Rios and Addie Wernsing to start the inning. Both runners moved up a base on a ground out and both scored on an error.

Stacie Vonderheide relieved in the fourth and took the loss. She allowed seven hits and four runs in her three innings of work. Wernsing was the starter and pitched the first three innings. She gave up two hits and two runs, while walking four and striking out two.

The Lady Bulldogs dropped to 13-7 overall. They will play at home Monday against Altamont and then face Windsor/Stew-Straws Tuesday in the championship game of the National Trail Conference Softball Tournament. That game is scheduled for 4:45 p.m. at Evergreen Hollow Park in Effingham.