05/12/25 @ Veritas Christian Academy | 16 |
05/08/25 vs Linden | 15 |
03/29/25 vs Mountain Lakes | 9 |
03/29/25 @ Mountain Lakes | 9 |
04/16/25 @ Oak Knoll | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Kent Place). They never let Veritas Christian Academy get on the board and left with a 16-0 win on Monday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Dragons considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Quinn Sartorius made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out ten over four innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs. She has been hot recently, having also posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played.
In other batting news, Kent Place got a massive performance out of Maya Hardy, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most hits Hardy has posted since back in May of 2024. Isha Talpade was another key player, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with three stolen bases and four runs.
Kent Place always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .645. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Kent Place's victory bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Veritas Christian Academy, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
The future could be bright for both Kent Place and Veritas Christian Academy: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. The Dragons will try to hand Rutgers Prep their eighth-straight defeat when the two meet at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Veritas Christian Academy will look to extend Warren County Tech's five-game losing streak when they meet at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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