Highland High School

A walk-off left Highland Varsity Trojans 2026 on the wrong end of a 1-0 defeat to Lafayette Central Catholic Varsity Knights on Saturday at U.S. Steel Yard. The game was tied at zero in the bottom of the seventh when Mikey Stapleton drew a walk, scoring one run. Both teams were strong on the mound. Lafayette Central Catholic Varsity Knights pitchers struck out three, while Highland Varsity Trojans 2026 sat down six. Cam Anderson pitched three and two-thirds innings in relief for Highland Varsity Trojans 2026. The hurler allowed three hits and zero runs while, striking out four and walking two. Nate Phillips stepped on the hill first for Highland Varsity Trojans 2026. The hurler surrendered one hit and zero runs over one and one-third innings, striking out one and walking one. Gus Sandberg opened the game for Lafayette Central Catholic Varsity Knights. The right-handed pitcher gave up four hits and zero runs over seven innings, striking out three and walking one. Logan Finch, Kirk Dapshis, Phillips, and Logan Scheeringa each collected one hit for Highland Varsity Trojans 2026. Highland Varsity Trojans 2026 were sure-handed in the field and didn't commit a single error. Scheeringa had the most chances in the field with eight. Brennan VanKirk, Lafayette Central Catholic Varsity Knights's number eight hitter, led the team with two hits in three at-bats. Stapleton went 1-for-3 at the plate and led the team with one run batted in. Highland Varsity Trojans 2026 will travel to Munster for their next game on Monday.