The Hopkins Hilltoppers will take on the Hamden Hall Country Day Hornets at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopkins is coming into the match hot, having won their last seven games.
Hopkins is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Wednesday. They came out on top against Winchendon by a score of 4-0. Four seems to be a good number for the Hilltoppers as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Hamden Hall Country Day ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past St. Luke's 7-6. Seven seems to be a good number for the Hornets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Amato Civitello made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Hamden Hall Country Day is 8-3 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Civitello was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one double.
In other batting news, Logan Charboneau was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Jey Scanlon, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs.
Hopkins pushed their record up to 14-10 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Hamden Hall Country Day, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-12.
Hopkins skirted past Hamden Hall Country Day 8-7 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Hilltoppers repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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