It was a proper cat-fight when North Hopkins duked it out with Saltillo on Friday. The Panthers were the clear victors by a 14-1 margin over the Lions. The Panthers haven't had any issues with the Lions recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Daylee Fite was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
In other batting news, North Hopkins got a massive performance out of Macey Hoelscher, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple. Hoelscher has been hot recently, having posted three or more RBI the last four times she's played. Hadlee Hrabal was another key player, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one run.
Panthers
| 03/21/25 @ Saltillo | 14-1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Saltillo | 15-0 |
| 03/11/25 vs Campbell | 22-0 |
| 03/10/25 @ Campbell | 29-0 |
| 03/07/25 vs Bland | 8-7 |
| 03/05/25 @ Bland | 14-9 |
North Hopkins kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in ten consecutive contests dating back to last season.
North Hopkins pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.the team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team won's by an average of 15.2 runs thus far As for Saltillo, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-5.
North Hopkins has already played their next match, a 7-3 loss against Wolfe City on the 25th. As for Saltillo, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 24-0 win against Campbell on the 24th.
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