Pettisville is 1-7 against Hilltop since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Blackbirds will be playing at home against the Cadets at 5:00 p.m. Pettisville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Pettisville took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They put the hurt on Stryker with a sharp 15-5 victory. The Blackbirds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by ten runs or more this season.
Caden Bishop
| 05/05/25 vs Stryker | 3 |
| 04/29/25 @ Gorham Fayette | 2 |
| 04/03/25 @ Gorham Fayette | 2 |
| 04/11/25 @ Continental | 1 |
| 03/29/25 @ Antwerp | 1 |
Caden Bishop made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and four unearned) runs off three hits. He is becoming a predictor of Pettisville's success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is 4-1 (and 4-5 when he doesn't). Bishop was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with three runs and three RBI. Those three runs gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Creighton Aeschliman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Pettisville is 5-1 when Aeschliman posts two or more stolen bases, but 3-5 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Rylan Warner, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and three runs.
Meanwhile, Hilltop started off well but failed to capitalize on an early lead against Paulding. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Panthers on Monday. The Cadets haven't had much luck with the Panthers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Hilltop saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Terry Rebeck, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Pettisville's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-6. As for Hilltop, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
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