Hilltop is 0-9 against Eastlake since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hilltop Lancers will be staying on the road to face off against the Eastlake Titans at 4:00 p.m.
Hilltop's hitters might be in the hot seat on Monday considering what happened against Clairemont on Friday. Their rough 9-0 loss to the Chieftains might stick with them for a while. The shutout was out of character for Hilltop seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in March.
Hilltop saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Amy Saul, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Eastlake has not done well against Mater Dei Catholic recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Eastlake blew past Mater Dei Catholic 10-1. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Eastlake considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Eastlake also got a great performance from Addison Suriano as she tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Suriano has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kaili Balajadia was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Mia Vasquez was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Hilltop's defeat dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Eastlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season.
Hilltop came up short against Eastlake in their previous meeting back in April of 2022, falling 7-2. Thankfully for Hilltop, Rylee Alfaro (who didn't allow a single earned run over 6.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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