WEST UNITY – A great mid-season non-conference matchup was on tap as the 9-3 Hilltop Cadets welcomed in the 6-1 Tinora Lady Rams on a beautiful Monday in West Unity.

Tinora was out to avenge last season’s last inning loss to the Cadets. The Lady Rams committed four errors in the bottom of the seventh as the Cadets rallied for a 4-3 win over the Lady Rams.

This season saw Tiffin commit Scylea Zolman to pitch near perfect ball as she would pick up her sixth win of the season. Zolman would pitch seven strong innings for Tinora, striking out nine while walking just one. The senior righty would allow just three hits while improving her record on the season to 6-0.

Tinora struck first with a run in their first at bat. Christina Meyer started the game with a leadoff singe. Meyer would move to second on a bunt by Tanae Smith, Smith would reach on an error on the play. Tegan Norden would bunt Meyer and Smith over with just one out.

Paige Gamby would get an RBI on a ground out to shortstop, scoring Meyer from third to give the Lady Rams a 1-0 lead after one.

The score would remain 1-0 Tinora until the top of the fifth. Hilltop starter Giada Rising was matching Zolman pitch for pitch through the middle innings.

The Lady Rams would add two on the board in the top of the fifth to grab a 3-0 lead. Tinora’s Trinity Koerber and Tanae Smith would single with one out. Both would come around to score on an error by the Hilltop infield on a ground ball by Paige Gamby.

The Lady Rams would put the final run on the board in the top of the sixth to increase their lead to 4-0. Freshman Madison Spangler would walk, steal second, and score on another Cadet error by the infield.

Zolman would end the game with a three hit shutout and a 4-0 Lady Rams win on the road.

Tinora improves to 7-1 on the season. The Lady Rams will host Edgerton Tuesday in a key GMC matchup.

Hilltop falls to 9-4 and will travel to Holgate in a BBC matchup on Tuesday.

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