Hillside is still undefeated this season after their match against South Garner on Thursday, but South Garner came as close as anyone has to beating them. The Hillside Hornets came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 13-12 W against the South Garner Titans. While the Hornets didn't have the best season last year (they finished 1-11), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Hillside got a big performance out of Ava Duncan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The dominant performance also gave Duncan a new career-high in RBI (three). Jaylin Robinson was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI and one double.
Hillside was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .515. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Garner only posted a batting average of .296.
Hornets
| 03/06/25 vs South Garner | 13-12 |
| 03/04/25 vs Southern School of Energy and Sustainability | 17-2 |
| 02/27/25 vs Granville Central | 14-12 |
Hillside pushed their record up to 4-0 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for South Garner, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hillside will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Durham School of the Arts at 6:00 p.m. on March 17th. As for South Garner, they will square off against Cardinal Gibbons at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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