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| 03/17/25 - Home | 2-0 W |
| 05/03/24 - Away | 5-7 L |
| 04/22/24 - Home | 2-4 L |
| 04/19/24 - Away | 0-2 L |
| 04/24/23 - Away | 15-5 W |
| + 5 more games |
On Monday, Hamilton faced Xavier College Prep in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Hamilton Huskies skirted past the Xavier College Prep Gators 2-0. This was payback for the Huskies, who suffered a 7-5 loss the last time these two teams met.
The result came thanks to Liliana Russo's shutout, as she gave up just six hits and racked up six Ks. What's more, she gave up only zero earned runs, the fewest she's had since back in May of 2024.
On the hitting side, Hamilton's victory was truly a team effort as two different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Briley Pinks, who went 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that Pinks launched this season.
Hamilton's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. A key ingredient in that success has been their performance when it comes to strikeouts: they averaged an imposing seven strikeouts in those games compared to only 3.33 in the others. As for Xavier College Prep, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2-1.
Looking ahead, Hamilton will take on Desert Ridge in a tournament on Thursday. As for Xavier College Prep, they will welcome Red Mountain at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Xavier College Prep's pitching crew has only allowed 1.2 runs per game this season, so Red Mountain's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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