Hilltop came tearing into Saturday's matchup with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They never let the Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran Cadets onto the board and left with a 5-0 win.
Not much got past Kelsy Connolly, who gave up just two hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran off the board. Connolly has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in 13 consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Halle Jones was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last seven games she's played. Shealyn Brown was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Raelyn Koesters, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base.
Hilltop is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-9-1.
Hilltop will challenge Fremont at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. Fremont is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for Fort Wayne Concordia Lutheran, they will head out on the road to square off against Non Varsity Tournament Opponent at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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