Hamilton Heights waltzed into their matchup on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Lawrence Central Bears onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory.
The result came thanks to Lily Roush's shutout, as she gave up just one hit and racked up 17 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Hannah Dent, who went 2-for-3 with a home run.
Hamilton Heights pushed their record up to 7-3 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Lawrence Central, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.
Hamilton Heights will head out on the road to take on Yorktown at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Yorktown: 3.4, Hamilton Heights: 4.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Lawrence Central, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Herron at 5:30 p.m.
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