Softball Recap: Hamilton Has No Trouble Against Shadow Ridge

Huskies

Margin (Wins)

04/03/25 vs Chandler	15
04/14/25 @ Chandler	13
04/15/25 vs Corona del Sol	11
04/10/25 vs Basha	11
03/22/25 vs Centennial	10

Hamilton won the last time they faced Shadow Ridge and things went their way on Saturday too. The Huskies blew past the Stallions 8-1. The Huskies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 games by six runs or more this season.

Hamilton got a great performance from Liliana Russo as she didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit over six innings pitched. Russo has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Amanda Benites, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run. Megan VanDenburgh was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one home run.

Hamilton lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Shadow Ridge didn't launched any home runs.

Hamilton is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 22-8-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Shadow Ridge, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 17-10-1.

Looking ahead, Hamilton will square off against Pinnacle at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Huskies are on an 11-game streak of home wins, the Pioneers a five-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind. As for Shadow Ridge, they will take on Highland at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Stallions' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Hawks have averaged an impressive 8.7 runs per game this season.