In what's become a running theme this season, Hilltop gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. Everything went their way against the Stryker Panthers as the Hilltop Cadets made off with an 18-2 victory. While fans of Hilltop might be used to big wins, the 16-run margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Giada Rising made a big impact no matter where she played. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits (and not a single walk). Rising has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Rising was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Brooklyn Kuszmaul was a standout: she scored two runs and stole a base while going 4-for-5. Another player making a difference was Eleana VanArsdalen, who scored four runs while going 4-for-4.
On Stryker's side, Emma Fulk was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-2.
The victory got Hilltop back to even at 3-3. As for Stryker, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Hilltop will head out on the road to challenge Delta at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Hilltop is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.2 runs per game this season. As for Stryker, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Montpelier at 5:00 p.m. One thing working in Montpelier's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three games.
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