WACO, TX \u2013 The Indian Hills softball team opened up its 2026 campaign with a pair of competitive losses on Thursday, falling to No. 4 ranked McLennan Community College 7-3 and Blinn Community College 8-7 at the Bosque River Ballpark.<\/p>\n
Competing at the Highlander Games hosted by McLennan, the Warriors’ 2026 season-opening doubleheader saw two aggressive matchups vs. teams who entered Thursday with multiple contests under their belt already. McLennan held off a late charge from the Warriors to improve to 4-1 on the year while Blinn used a late run surge to drop Indian Hills and improve to 2-1 on the year.<\/p>\n
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