The Tilton School Rams will challenge the New Hampton School Huskies at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tilton School has five straight victories, New Hampton School has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Tilton School is returning to their home field after beating St. Paul's on theirs, despite the fact St. Paul's has dominated at home this season. The Rams had just enough and edged out the Big Red 2-1 on Friday. Those two runs were actually the fewest the Rams have put up all season, but given the result they're probably not too concerned.
Tilton School saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Vrianna Mella, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one RBI. That stolen base was Mella's first of the season.
Meanwhile, New Hampton School lost 22-4 to Kimball Union Academy on Wednesday.
Danika Virgin made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Adriana Hernandez, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run.
New Hampton School's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Tilton School, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
New Hampton School's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Tilton School has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.8 hits per game. It's a different story for New Hampton School, though, as they've been averaging 13 hits. Given Tilton School's sizable advantage in that area, the Huskies will need to find a way to close that gap.
Tilton School was able to grind out a solid victory over New Hampton School in their previous meeting back in May of 2018, winning 6-2. Do the Rams have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Huskies turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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