The Penn Hills Indians are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will take on the Highlands Golden Rams at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
Things were looking good for Penn Hills after they put the first points on the board on Friday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (10-6), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time.
Keira Kaefer was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and one triple. London Seymore was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Highlands gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They were the clear victors by a 15-1 margin over Leechburg.
Madison Gorney and Alexis Arms were a major factor no matter where they played. On the mound, Gorney tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Arms pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. At the plate, Gorney scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-1, while Arms scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Carrah Scardina was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Chambers, who scored three runs while going 1-for-3.
Highlands was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .452. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Leechburg only posted a batting average of .143.
Everything went Penn Hills' way against Highlands when the teams last played back in March of 2023, as Penn Hills made off with a 10-2 win. Will Penn Hills repeat their success, or does Highlands has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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