The Highlands Golden Rams will challenge the Knoch Knights at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. Highlands is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
Highlands' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. Everything went their way against Valley as they made off with a 20-0 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Golden Rams considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Madison Gorney was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-5 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI.
Gabby Chambers
| 04/25/25 @ Valley | 6 |
| 03/28/25 @ Karns City | 2 |
| 03/24/25 vs Penn Hills | 2 |
| 04/22/25 vs Freeport | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Indiana | 1 |
In other batting news, Gabby Chambers was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, six RBI, and three runs. Those six RBI gave her a new career-high. Makenzie George was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Highlands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post an OBP of .513 or better.
Meanwhile, Knoch waltzed into their game on Thursday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They walked away with a 4-0 victory over the Little Indians.
Not much got past Kaila Purcell, who gave up just two hits to keep Indiana off the board. Purcell has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Grace Hensch, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one double.
Knoch pushed their record up to 13-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Highlands, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Highlands suffered a grim 14-1 defeat to Knoch when the teams last played two weeks ago. Will the Golden Rams have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
