Softball Game Preview: Hillsdale Fighting Knights vs. Burlingame Panthers

By Team Reports Apr 26, 2025, 9:07am

Softball Preview: Hillsdale Fighting Knights vs. Burlingame Panthers

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Hillsdale has gone 9-1 against Burlingame recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Fighting Knights will face off against the Panthers at 4:00 p.m. Hillsdale is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.

Hillsdale proved they can win big on Tuesday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Carlmont a 2-0 shutout. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Fighting Knights have posted against the Scots since April 14, 2022.

The result came thanks to Lola Jones's shutout, as she gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks.

On the hitting side, Hillsdale's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Giuliana Brum, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.

Hillsdale hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in four consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Burlingame came into Friday's contest having lost five straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They skirted past Gunn 9-7. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Panthers have posted since March 27th.

Kiley Lyons was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in March.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Madeline Koo, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, four runs, and one triple. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Samantha Arce, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one run.

Hillsdale's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-6-1. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Burlingame, their record is now 4-10.

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