DIVING GRAB … Hilltop right fielder Sophia Crossgrove lays out to make a diving catch to rob a Loco batter of a hit.
(PHOTOS BY BREANA RELIFORD / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
TOP HITTER … Lyla Mahan smacks one of her three singles on the day for Montpelier.
Montpelier 5, Hilltop 3
WEST UNITY – Zoe Uribes came through in the clutch with a two-out, two-run single in the top of the seventh inning to give the Locos a 5-3 lead and eventual a nonconference win over Hilltop.
The Locos rallied from down 3-0 with a three-run fifth inning, keyed by a two-run single from Jada Uribes.
Kenly Routt had two singles for Hilltop, who took a 3-0 lead in the first inning thanks to four singles.
MHS 000 030 2 – 5 10 4
HHS 300 000 0 – 3 7 3
Records: MHS 6-5, HHS 10-2
WINNING PITCHER: Hopper (7 innings, 6 hits, 3 runs, 3 earned, 2 walks, 11 strikeouts)
LOSING PITCHER: Connolly (7 innings, 9 hits, 5 runs, 2 earned, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts)
LEADING HITTERS: (Montpelier) Mahan – 3 singles; Bumb – 2 singles, RBI; J. Uribes – 3 singles, 2 RBIs; Z. Uribes – single, 2 RBIs; (Hilltop) Routt – 2 singles