Hilltop waltzed into their contest on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Montpelier Locomotives by a score of 6-1. That's more bragging rights for Hilltop, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Kelsy Connolly made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Connolly has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Connolly was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Connolly wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Joscelyn Layman, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Hilltop has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. As for Montpelier, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-5.
Hilltop will head out on the road to face off against Bryan at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Bryan is on a three-game streak of home wins, Hilltop a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Montpelier will take on Liberty Center at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Montpelier is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
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