Baseball Recap: Highland Park Puts Losing Streak Behind Them

Highland Park's game on Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Monday. They skirted past the Keansburg Titans 9-8. The win was some much needed relief for the Owls as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.

Dorian Crocco

Base on Balls Against

04/08/26 @ Dunellen	5
05/01/26 vs Bound Brook	3
04/03/26 vs South Amboy	3
04/27/26 @ Somerset Tech	2
04/13/26 @ Perth Amboy Vo-Tech	2
+ 2 more games

Ahmad Ghumman and Dorian Crocco made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Ghumman pitched 5.1 innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Crocco pitched 1.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Highland Park is 3-1 when he allows at most one walk, but 3-9 otherwise. At the plate, Ghumman went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases and two RBI, while Crocco got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Leonardo Dirks Amodeo, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and two runs. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Julio Rodriguez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Highland Park always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .556. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Keansburg only posted an OBP of .364.

Highland Park's record now sits at 6-10. As for Keansburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-11.

Highland Park has already played their next contest (against Piscataway), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Keansburg, they have also already played their next game, a 10-0 defeat against Manville on the 6th.