Baseball Recap: Hilltop Cadets vs. Gorham Fayette Eagles
Hilltop can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Gorham Fayette Eagles a 10-0 shutout. The victory was nothing new for Hilltop as they're now sitting on six straight.
Wade Wagner made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Wagner was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Devin Dempsey was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Terry Rebeck was another key contributor, scoring a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Hilltop pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Gorham Fayette, they are on a seven-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-3.
Hilltop will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Montpelier at 4:45 p.m. Hilltop's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Montpelier's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Gorham Fayette, they will head out on the road to square off against North Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. North Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season.
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