ANDERSON — The Highland softball team celebrated senior night on Monday, but Madison-Grant’s Bonnie Parker and Sara Webster made sure the festivities were short-lived as the Argylls defeated the Scots, 4-3.

Parker jump-started Class 2A No. 9 Madison-Grant in the first inning by hitting a two-RBI double with two outs to give the Argylls an early 2-0 lead.

Kendra Stitt, who was hit by a pitch, and Shelby Wells, who singled, scored on the double.

“Parker has been in a little bit of a hitting slump in the last three or four games,” Madison-Grant coach Jay Dunlap said. “I was glad to see her come out and get that hit. I think it boosted her confidence a little bit.”

On the mound, Webster kept Highland scoreless for the first five innings. She scattered five hits throughout those innings and didn’t allow a runner to advance past second base.

But because the Argylls hurler pitched 13 shutout innings in Saturday’s 16-inning 2-0 win against Blackford, fatigue soon caught up to her.

In the sixth and seventh innings, Highland tallied seven hits and three runs to pull to within a single run of the Argylls.

RBI singles by Jessica Cates, Stormy Holder and Krista Davis produced the late-game runs for Highland.

With Madison-Grant still leading 4-3 in the bottom of the seventh, Highland had the bases loaded and was on the verge of stealing the victory.

But Webster speared a sharp grounder with her bare hand and tossed the ball to the catcher to record the final out of the game.

“I just stuck my hand out there and hoped for the best,” said Webster, who recorded win No. 14 on the season. “I saw the runner going to home, and I thought I had a better chance of getting her out than the runner at first.”

Though Highland had twice as many hits as Madison-Grant, the Argylls were able to manufacture their hits into runs. Each of Madison-Grant’s four runs came with two outs, while Highland left 11 runners on base.

“Basically, we’re a little short-handed, not that Madison-Grant isn’t a great team,”said Highland coach Doug Holder, alluding to the fact that sophomore Katie Lee has been the Scots’ starting pitcher for four consecutive games. Lauren Williamson, Highland’s No. 1 pitcher, has been battling illness.

“We didn’t get our bats going until late, but Ican’t say enough about our girls,”Holder said.

Wells, who went 2-for-4 and scored two runs for M-G. Following Parker’s two-RBI double in the first inning, Sam Fields picked up an RBI in the third inning on a groundout.