The Central Cambria Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against the Westmont Hilltop Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Central Cambria is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Richland (and have done all season long). Central Cambria's pitcher stepped up to hand Richland a 10-0 shutout on Thursday. Winning may never get old, but Central Cambria sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The result came thanks to Rowyn Ruddek's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Keira Link was incredible, scoring four runs and stealing a base while going 4-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Kathryn George, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Westmont Hilltop narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Bishop McCort 12-11. The win made it back-to-back victories for Westmont Hilltop.
Zoey Lynch made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out 11 batters over 5.1 innings while giving up five earned (and two unearned) runs off ten hits (and only one walk). Lynch was even better at the plate, going 4-for-4 with a home run, six RBI, and two runs.
In other batting news, Kelsie Muto was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ashlyn Kist, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Central Cambria's win bumped their record up to 13-4. As for Westmont Hilltop, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Westmont Hilltop's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Central Cambria has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.2 hits per game. It's a different story for Westmont Hilltop, though, as they've been averaging 10.9. Given Central Cambria's sizable advantage in that area, Westmont Hilltop will need to find a way to close that gap.
Central Cambria took their win against Westmont Hilltop in their previous matchup back in April by a conclusive 22-11. Will Central Cambria repeat their success, or does Westmont Hilltop have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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