LANCASTER, PA- The Highlanders hit the road Wednesday afternoon, traveling to take on Lancaster Bible College in a doubleheader. The Highlanders played two close contests, taking the first 7-5, and narrowly dropping the second 4-2.
 
Cairn trailed from the start in game one as LBC notched the afternoon's first run. Tori Knox knocked a 2 run single in the 3^rd to put Cairn back ahead 2-1 for a brief period of time. The Chargers picked up 4 runs over the next two innings to take a 5-2 lead. The Highlanders hard-hitting freshman Olivia Nieto got one back for Cairn in the 5^th with an RBI single, bringing the deficit to 2 runs. The next couple innings passed without much drama until the top of the 7^th. Reaven East started the rally with a single, Haley knocked her fourth hit of the day to score East, Meagan Maratita singled, and Knox singled to tie the game. With runners on 1^st and 3^rd, Nieto mashed another single, scoring Maratita and giving the Highlanders the lead. Krista Earl helped her own cause with an RBI groundout, giving a two run cushion, 7-5. Earl closed the game out with ease, earning her 3^rd win in the process.
 
Riding the momentum of a late rally and win, the Highlanders jumped out to a 2-0 lead in game two. Haley Tinney skipped home after an error by the catcher, and Nieto knocked in Maratita a couple batters later. The Chargers tied it up in the bottom half of the first frame, and after an action-packed first inning, both teams' bats went quiet over the next couple. The Chargers struck a big blow in the bottom of the sixth when power-hitting first basemen Morgan Burkholder deposited a pitch over the left field fence to give LBC a 4-2 lead. Unfortunately, the Highlanders couldn't summon anymore late game magic and they fell by a final score of 4-2.
 
The Highlanders will play a doubleheader at Keystone College Saturday afternoon at 12:00 PM.