Hilltoppers
| 03/11/25 vs Polk County | 18 |
| 03/07/25 @ North Buncombe | 0 |
| 03/03/25 vs T.C. Roberson | 11 |
| 02/24/25 vs Freedom | 15 |
The R-S Central Hilltoppers will face off against the McDowell Titans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. R-S Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11 runs per game this season.
R-S Central took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They blew past Polk County 18-3. The Hilltoppers haven't had any issues with the Wolverines recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Alexis Nanney was a standout: she went 2-for-3 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. That home run was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ella Hasty, who went 2-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one double.
R-S Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .543. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, McDowell was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of East Rutherford. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Titans couldn't push the score so high this time.
R-S Central pushed their record up to 3-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 12 runs. As for McDowell, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
R-S Central was able to grind out a solid victory over McDowell in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, winning 8-4. Will R-S Central repeat their success, or does McDowell have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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