Softball Recap: Dartmouth Indians vs. Hopkinton Hillers
Dartmouth won against New Bedford last Saturday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Saturday. The Dartmouth Indians walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Hopkinton Hillers. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dartmouth.
For Hopkinton's part, Addy Walls spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered five earned (and two unearned) runs on nine hits and racked up 12 Ks. Walls has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Holly Paharik made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played.
Dartmouth's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-7. As for Hopkinton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-7.
Dartmouth is on the road again on Tuesday to play Tewksbury Memorial at 4:00 p.m. Tewksbury Memorial's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Dartmouth's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Hopkinton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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