The Hillsdale Fighting Knights will challenge the Liberty Hawks at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hillsdale comes in on five and Liberty on seven.
Hillsdale is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 4-1 win over San Mateo.
Lola Jones spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive appearances.
Sophia Shelton
| 05/31/25 vs San Mateo | 2 |
| 03/29/25 @ Maria Carrillo | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Carlmont | 1 |
| 03/15/25 vs Menlo-Atherton | 1 |
| 03/05/25 @ Sequoia | 1 |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Sophia Shelton, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI. Those two RBI gave her a new career-high.
Hillsdale hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are 12-1-1 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Liberty never let their opponents score on Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Foothill 1-0.
Not much got past Macie Webster, who gave up just three hits and racked up 11 Ks to keep Foothill off the board.
At the plate, Liberty's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Ari Aguayo, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Liberty's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 23-8. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hillsdale, their victory bumped their record up to 19-9-1.
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