While Indian Hills's win against Northern Highlands wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Braves' pitcher stepped up to hand the Highlanders a 1-0 shutout on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Braves in their matchups with the Highlanders: they've now won five in a row.
Northern Highlands' batters probably weren't too happy with Audrey Amoruso, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 11 Ks (she gave up three walks). Amoruso has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Indian Hills' win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kayla Curtin, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI. Jess Bajakian also deserves some recognition as she scored her first run of the season.
04/19/25 vs Northern Highlands | 1-0 |
04/16/25 vs Pascack Hills | 6-2 |
04/08/25 vs Westwood | 4-2 |
04/02/25 vs Bergenfield | 9-0 |
04/01/25 vs Wayne Valley | 11-9 |
05/18/24 vs Bergen Charter | 10-0 |
Indian Hills pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Northern Highlands, the defeat snapped their winning streak at six games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Indian Hills will head out to square off against Mahwah at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. As for Northern Highlands, they will venture away from home to take on Ramapo at 4:15 p.m. on Monday.
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