Park Hill waltzed into their match on Wednesday with 14 straight wins... but they left with 15. They blew past the Park Hill South Panthers 10-1. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Mandia Bock spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on three hits and racked up 12 Ks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Bertoncino was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Jade Tucker, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Park Hill didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 12 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 10.8.
Park Hill's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. As for Park Hill South, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-13.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Park Hill will host Liberty at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Park Hill South, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Central at 4:00 p.m.
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