The Highlands Golden Rams will hit the road for the first time this season to take on the Karns City Gremlins at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Karns City took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Highlands, who comes in off a win.
Highlands made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Penn Hills, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Highlands was the clear victor by a 14-2 margin over Penn Hills on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Golden Rams.
Madison Gorney made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out nine batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off one hit. Gorney was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carrah Scardina, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Gabby Chambers was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three doubles, two runs, and two RBI.
Highlands was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Penn Hills only posted a batting average of .062.
Meanwhile, Karns City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Sharon, falling 10-0.
Highlands' record now sits at 2-0. As for Karns City, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
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