Spartans
| 04/17/25 vs Butler | 18-0 |
| 04/16/25 @ Mt. Lebanon | 15-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs North Allegheny | 13-3 |
| 04/09/25 @ Pine-Richland | 12-3 |
| 03/31/25 vs Canon-McMillan | 10-0 |
| + 8 more games |
Hempfield Area strolled into their game on Thursday with a perfect record and they left with the same. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Butler Golden Tornado an 18-0 shutout. Considering the Spartans have won ten matches by more than eight runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Riley Miller was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one home run, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, Hempfield Area got a massive performance out of Lauren Howard, who got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and four RBI. Julia Varhola was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
Hempfield Area lost a few balls and finished the game with three home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Hempfield Area pushed their record up to 13-0 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Butler, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-11.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Hempfield Area is set to challenge their familiar foe Canon-McMillan at 4:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Butler will square off against rival Mt. Lebanon at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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