With a playoff win on the line, Hanover Central rose to the challenge on Saturday. They never let the Columbia City Eagles get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. Five seems to be a good number for the Wildcats as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
The result came thanks to Jillian Deyoung's shutout, as she gave up just a hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been consistent: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Brooklyn Oostman and Sienna Stilley did most of the damage at the plate: Oostman went 2-for-4 with one triple and one double, while Stilley went 1-for-4 with one home run. Stilley has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Nora Edgerton, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Wildcats
| 06/07/25 vs Columbia City | 5-0 |
| 06/03/25 vs Highland | 5-1 |
| 05/30/25 vs Lowell | 6-2 |
| 05/29/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 6-0 |
| 05/27/25 vs Illiana Christian | 6-5 |
| 05/22/25 vs Highland | 13-3 |
The win (which was Hanover Central's sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-12. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games. As for Columbia City, they moved to 19-6 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
As of now, neither Hanover Central nor the Eagles have any future games scheduled.
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