Hornets
| 05/23/25 vs Richmond Heights | 16 |
| 04/23/25 @ Harvey | 13 |
| 04/09/25 @ Cardinal | 13 |
| 05/28/25 vs Aquinas | 10 |
| 05/27/25 vs Aquinas | 10 |
It's playoff time, and Kirtland had no trouble coming through when it counted. They blew past the Hillsdale Falcons 12-4 on Friday. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 games by six runs or more this season.
Kirtland got a massive performance out of Ben Difranco, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one stolen base. That's the most doubles Difranco has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Casey Carkhuff, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double.
Kirtland is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
Looking ahead, Kirtland will challenge University School at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Preppers' pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so the Hornets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. Hillsdale does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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