Baseball Recap: Kearsarge Drops Highest Score of Season Against Hillsboro-Deering

Cougars

Team Score (Highest)

05/21/25 @ Hillsboro-Deering	8
05/13/25 vs Bishop Brady	5
04/21/25 @ Raymond	5
04/18/25 vs Belmont	5
05/20/25 vs Hopkinton	4

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kearsarge). They walked away with an 8-3 victory over the Hillsboro-Deering Hillcats on Wednesday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Ethan St Clair made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out seven batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

In other batting news, Jackson Cote and Shea Curley did most of the damage at the plate: Cote went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, four RBI, and one run, while Curley got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases Cote has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Noah Sevigny, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.

Kearsarge hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hillsboro-Deering struck out seven times.

With the victory, Kearsarge broke their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-11. As for Hillsboro-Deering, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-13.

Looking ahead, Kearsarge will square off against Fall Mountain at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. The timing isn't great for the Cougars: they have been struggling with eight straight losses at home dating back to last season, while the Wildcats have snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Hillsboro-Deering, they will challenge Raymond at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. The Hillcats are facing the Rams at the right time seeing as the Rams are stuck on a six-game losing streak.