Montpelier stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Hicksville Aces a 13-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Montpelier sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Madelyn Hopper 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 ten over five innings pitched. Hopper has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 12 consecutive pitching appearances. Hopper was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Kelsie Bumb was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Lyla Mahan was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3.
Montpelier is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Hicksville, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-13.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Montpelier will face off against Ayersville at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Montpelier: 3.3, Ayersville: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Hicksville, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against DeKalb at 10:00 a.m. Hicksville is facing DeKalb at the right time seeing as DeKalb is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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