Highlands made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Penn Hills, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Highlands put the hurt on Penn Hills with a sharp 14-2 win on Monday. This was payback for the Golden Rams, who suffered a 10-2 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Madison Gorney made a splash while hitting and pitching. 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 big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Carrah Scardina was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run, two stolen bases, and three runs. Another player making a difference was Gabby Chambers, who went 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.
Highlands has started the season off flawlessly and has a 2-0 record to show for it. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 3 runs this season. As for Penn Hills, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
Looking ahead, Highlands will be playing in front of their home fans against St. Joseph at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Penn Hills, they will head out on the road to take on McKeesport at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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