Franklin County Tech and Northampton pushed the score to 18-2 the last time they played Northampton, but on Friday defenses reigned supreme. The Eagles never let the Blue Devils get on the board and left with a 4-0 victory. Give the Eagles' pitching crew some credit: that's the team's third straight shutout.
Hannah Gilbert
| 04/25/25 @ Northampton | 18 |
| 04/22/25 @ Blackstone Valley RVT | 13 |
| 04/17/25 vs Hopkins Academy | 10 |
| 04/15/25 @ Pioneer Valley Regional | 11 |
| 04/14/25 @ Wahconah Regional | 12 |
| + 13 more games |
Hannah Gilbert made a big impact no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 18 over eight innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts she has posted since back in May of 2024. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kylee Gamache, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Franklin County Tech's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Northampton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-3.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. Franklin County Tech will challenge rival Athol at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Northampton is set to square off against their familiar foe Hopkins Academy at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
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