Woodside is 1-9 against Hillsdale since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Fighting Knights at 4:00 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Woodside fell victim to King's Academy and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Knights.
Hannah Walker spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
Meanwhile, Hillsdale suffered their closest defeat since March 29th on Thursday. They fell just short of Capuchino by a score of 3-1. The Fighting Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Hillsdale also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and she was also dialed-in: Lola Jones gave up three earned runs on seven hits and racked up nine Ks. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Hillsdale saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sophia Shelton, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Woodside's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-8-1.
Woodside came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsdale when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 3-2. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Fighting Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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