Baseball Recap: Highlands Victorious

While Highlands put up some runs on Tuesday, the same can't be said for Shady Side Academy. Highlands came out on top against Shady Side Academy by a score of 4-0. For the Golden Rams, this counts as revenge for the 9-5 victory the Bulldogs walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2017.

Kristian Kocon

Runs Batted In (Career)

03/25/25 vs Shady Side Academy	3
05/08/24 @ Springdale	2
04/25/24 vs Riverview	2
03/21/25 @ West Shamokin	1
05/01/24 vs Freeport	1

Kristian Kocon made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over seven innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in earned runs (zero). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one home run and three RBI. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high.

Kocon wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jake King, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. King has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.

Highlands' record is now 2-0. As for Shady Side Academy, they are on a six-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highlands will take on Riverview at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Riverview's pitching crew has only allowed 0.2 runs per game this season, so Highlands' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Shady Side Academy, they will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on Penn Hills at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.