Lancers
| 04/11/25 @ San Ysidro | 16 |
| 04/07/25 vs Castle Park | 13 |
| 02/28/25 vs Vista | 11 |
| 03/27/25 vs Holtville | 10 |
| 03/05/25 vs Canyon Crest Academy | 9 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilltop). Everything went their way against the San Ysidro Cougars on Friday as they made off with a 16-2 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Catherine Vasquez and Maricela Barajas made a big impact no matter where they played. On the mound, Vasquez tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Barajas tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Vasquez scored a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances, while Barajas scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Those two runs gave Barajas a new career-high.
In other batting news, Olivia Mertz was a standout: she scored four runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. Those four runs gave her a new career-high. Kaylani Sablan also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Hilltop always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .684. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as San Ysidro only posted an OBP of .348.
Hilltop has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-7-1 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for San Ysidro, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-4.
Looking ahead, Hilltop will venture away from home to square off against Montgomery at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Aztecs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.47 runs per game on average), something the Lancers will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for San Ysidro, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Chula Vista Learning Community Charter at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The Cougars are facing the Cobras at the right time seeing as the Cobras are stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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