Softball Recap: Hilltop Cadets vs. North Central Eagles
In what's become a running theme this season, Hilltop gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past the North Central Eagles 11-1. The win was nothing new for Hilltop as they're now sitting on eight straight.
Giada Rising made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Rising was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Kuszmaul and Kelsy Connolly did most of the damage at the plate: Kuszmaul went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI, while Connolly went 2-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Shealyn Brown was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-3.
Hilltop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-5 record this season. As for North Central, they dropped their record down to 3-10 with that defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hilltop will take on Edon at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hilltop's pitching crew has only allowed 2.1 runs per game this season, so Edon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for North Central, they will head out on the road to square off against Gorham Fayette at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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