The Park Hill Trojans will face off against the Park Hill South Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Park Hill has 14 straight victories, Park Hill South has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Tuesday, Park Hill made easy work of Central and carried off a 12-3 win. The result was nothing new for the Trojans, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Mandia Bock made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
In other batting news, Jade Tucker was incredible, going 4-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in hits. Another player making a difference was Cooper Powell, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Park Hill kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 hits per game earlier this season, but in their last five games they've averaged 10.4.
Meanwhile, Park Hill South lost 9-1 to Liberty on Thursday.
Park Hill pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Park Hill South, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Park Hill beat Park Hill South 6-1 in their previous meeting on Wednesday. Does Park Hill have another victory up their sleeve, or will Park Hill South turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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