Baseball Recap: Highlands Comes Up Short

Highlands extended their losing streak to four on Monday, dropping their season record down to 6-9 in the process. They lost 10-0 to the Greensburg Salem Golden Lions. If the Golden Rams were looking for revenge after losing 6-2 to the Golden Lions when the teams met back in April of 2019, then they'll just have to keep looking.

As for Greensburg Salem, they now have a winning record of 7-6. The high-scoring effort was just what they needed considering they were shut out in their previous match.

For Greensburg Salem's part, Braedon Leatherman made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. Leatherman also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Greensburg Salem is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 2-6 otherwise. Leatherman was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.

In other batting news, Robert Visnick was incredible, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dom Rosensteel, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.

While Highlands had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.