Hilltop scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They never let the Gorham Fayette Eagles onto the board and left with a 26-0 win. Considering Hilltop has won eight games by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Giada Rising made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Rising has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Rising was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her six plate appearances.
In other batting news, Hilltop got a massive performance out of Kelsy Connolly, who scored five runs while getting on base in four of her six plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Halle Jones, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of her six plate appearances.
Hilltop pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Gorham Fayette, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-4.
Hilltop will be playing in front of their home fans against Montpelier at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Hilltop: 2.4, Montpelier: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Gorham Fayette, they will head out on the road to face off against North Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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