Wildcats
| 04/01/25 vs York Institute | 19 |
| 03/11/25 vs White County | 13 |
| 03/22/25 @ Cosby | 12 |
| 03/18/25 vs York Institute | 11 |
| 03/21/25 vs Greenback | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Monterey). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the York Institute Dragons a 19-0 shutout on Tuesday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Alexandrea Novak was a major factor no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in eight consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Haylee Garthwait was incredible, going 3-for-4 with six RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Haylee Trevathan was another key player, scoring four runs while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances.
Monterey was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .321 or higher in three consecutive matchups.
Monterey pushed their record up to 6-3-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.8 runs over those games. As for York Institute, they are on a 12-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.
Coming up, Monterey will face off against Jackson County at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for York Institute, they will venture away from home to square off against Cumberland County at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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