Hilltop is a perfect 6-0 against Stryker since May of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Cadets will look to defend their home field against the Panthers at 5:00 p.m. Hilltop is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.8 runs per game this season.
Hilltop is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. Everything went their way against Emmanuel Christian on Monday as they made off with a 17-7 victory. The Cadets haven't had any issues with the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Cameron Shimp
| 04/07/25 vs Emmanuel Christian | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Fort Wayne Crusaders | 2 |
| 05/22/24 vs Edgerton | 2 |
| 05/16/24 vs Toledo Christian | 2 |
| 04/06/24 @ Emmanuel Christian | 2 |
Cameron Shimp was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Rossman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Hilltop always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Emmanuel Christian only posted an OBP of .444.
Meanwhile, Stryker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Adams-Jerome.
Stryker saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bradley Williams, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
The victory got Hilltop back to even at 2-2. As for Stryker, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Everything went Hilltop's way against Stryker in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Hilltop made off with a 10-0 win. Will the Cadets repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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