Wolves
| 06/02/25 vs University/Classical Magnet | 22 |
| 04/25/25 vs Putnam | 19 |
| 04/18/25 @ Plainfield | 18 |
| 04/08/25 vs Windham | 18 |
| 05/17/25 @ Wheeler | 17 |
With a playoff win on the line, Montville rose to the challenge on Monday. They blew past the University/Classical Magnet Hawks 22-3. The Wolves' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Natalie Lutyen made a splash while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in strikeouts (five). She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Payton Jones was a standout: she got on base in all five of her plate appearances with five RBI, two runs, and one triple. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Abby Daniewicz was another key player, going a perfect 4-for-4 with five runs and one RBI.
Montville was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .484. They are a perfect 7-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Montville has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for University/Classical Magnet, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Montville will venture away from home to challenge University at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. The Hawks have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15 runs per game on average), something the Wolves will no doubt try to take advantage of. University/Classical Magnet does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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