The Highlands Golden Rams will take on the Central Catholic Vikings at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Highlands is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 15-1 margin over St. Joseph. The Golden Rams haven't had any issues with the Spartans recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Kristian Kocon and Troy Bielak were a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Kocon struck out six batters over two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Bielak pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. What's more, he gave up only zero walks, the fewest he's had since back in April of 2024. At the plate, Kocon scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances, while Bielak scored a run while going 2-for-2. The dominant performance gave Kocon a new career-high in stolen bases.
Jake King
| 03/13/25 vs St. Joseph | 3 |
| 05/08/24 @ Springdale | 1 |
| 05/01/24 vs Freeport | 1 |
| 04/30/24 vs Indiana | 1 |
| 04/18/24 @ Knoch | 1 |
In other batting news, Jake King was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing Three bases. while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Beckham Ochoa was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Highlands always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .531. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Joseph only posted an OBP of .176.
Meanwhile, Central Catholic had to travel to play their first game of the season, but the final result was worth the trip. They blew past Shaler Area 15-5 on Wednesday.
Ryan Tatar looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Landon Greene, who went 2-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and one triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Reece Hankinson, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
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