Highlands gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Tuesday. They blew past the Leechburg Blue Devils 15-1.
Madison Gorney and Alexis Arms were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Gorney pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Arms tossed 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. Another player making a difference was 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.
Having lost for the first time this season, Leechburg fell to 2-1.
Looking ahead, Highlands will host Penn Hills at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Leechburg, they will head out on the road to take on Valley at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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