Hillsdale and Aragon are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Hillsdale FIGHTING KNIGHTS will be playing at home against the Aragon Dons at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsdale will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive.
Hillsdale's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Capuchino on Thursday. They fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 1-0. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Hillsdale's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Hillsdale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Shelton, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Thursday Aragon sidestepped Burlingame for a 4-3 win.
Rae D'Amato was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. D'Amato has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. D'Amato was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Morgan Marburger was incredible, going 3-for-3 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Are Makropoulos was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
Hillsdale's loss dropped their record down to 21-4. As for Aragon, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
Aragon's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Friday. Hillsdale has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for Aragon, though, as they've been averaging only 2.8. Will Hillsdale keep running through batters, or will Aragon buck the trend?
Everything went Hillsdale's way against Aragon when the teams last played back in April as Hillsdale made off with a 12-0 victory. Will Hillsdale repeat their success, or does Aragon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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