Cadets
| 05/12/25 @ Cardinal Stritch | 19 |
| 04/07/25 vs Emmanuel Christian | 17 |
| 04/09/25 vs Stryker | 16 |
| 04/16/25 @ Stryker | 15 |
| 04/17/25 vs Gorham Fayette | 14 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hilltop). They blew past the Cardinal Stritch Cardinals 19-1 on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Cadets considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Terry Rebeck made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. He has become a key player for Hilltop: the team is 3-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 7-8 otherwise. Rebeck was also stellar in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two RBI, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cameron Shimp, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three runs, three RBI, and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Hilltop's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-9 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Anthony Jiannuzzi, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double.
Hilltop was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .467. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Hilltop now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Cardinal Stritch, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-14.
Hilltop has already played their next match (against Edon), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cardinal Stritch, they will head out to take on Vanlue at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Cardinals are facing the Wildcats at the right time seeing as the Wildcats are stuck on a 19-game losing streak.
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