Highlands fell victim to North Catholic and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 10-0 defeat to the North Catholic Trojans might stick with them for a while. Highlands has not had much luck with North Catholic recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Highlands saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Goldberg, who went 1-for-1 with a double.
On North Catholic's side, Caden Williams spent all five innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on two hits and racked up seven Ks. Those seven strikeouts set a new season-high mark for him.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Blake Primrose, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Tommy Koroly was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two runs, a triple, and a double.
Highlands' loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for North Catholic, they have been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Highlands will take on Kiski Area at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for North Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Obama Academy of International Studies at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. North Catholic will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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