It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Hebron had no problem doing just that on Thursday. They walked away with a 6-3 victory over the North Newton Spartans. The win was familiar territory for Hebron who now have five in a row.
Brooke Cunningham and Addison Toczek were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Cunningham struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits (and not a single walk). Meanwhile, Toczek tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. At the plate, Cunningham went 1-for-3 with a home run, while Toczek scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. Toczek has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last six times she's played.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Halie Kinkade, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
On North Newton's side, Summer Wynn made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI.
Hebron is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. As for North Newton, their loss dropped their record down to 20-4.
Hebron will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Delphi Community at 11:00 a.m. Delphi Community's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Hebron's hitters will have their work cut out for them. North Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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