Hamilton Heights stacked a sixth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let the Lebanon Tigers onto the board and left with a 14-0 victory. While fans of Hamilton Heights might be used to big wins, the 14-run margin marked the team's biggest one yet.
Lily Roush was a major factor no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. Roush has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances. Roush was also solid in the batter's box, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hailey Hall was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Taya Trosper was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Hamilton Heights' win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-5. As for Lebanon, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
Hamilton Heights is on the road again on Friday to play Kankakee Valley at 7:30 p.m. Kankakee Valley is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season. As for Lebanon, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Lafayette Central Catholic at 5:30 p.m. Lebanon is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.6 runs per game this season.
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