The Hillsboro Indians will challenge the Morgan Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Hillsboro comes in on ten and Morgan on four.
Five must be Hillsboro's lucky number: they beat Circleville with that score not once but twice on Friday. The Indians didn't even let the Tigers on the board, marking the Indians' second-straight 5-0 shutout.
Camryn Spruell
| 05/23/25 vs Circleville | 13 |
| 05/20/25 vs Vinton County | 17 |
| 05/15/25 vs Lynchburg-Clay | 17 |
| 05/06/25 vs Westfall | 16 |
| 04/30/25 vs McClain | 12 |
| + 18 more games |
The result came thanks to Camryn Spruell's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 13 Ks. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Hillsboro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Choe Roberts, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Morgan extended their postseason success on Saturday against Indian Valley. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Braves a 2-0 shutout.
Not much got past Allia Rush, who gave up just five hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Indian Valley off the board.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Chloe Baker, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Morgan hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
Hillsboro's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 21-3. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for Morgan, their win bumped their record up to 12-9.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Hillsboro hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.7 home runs per game. However, it's not like Morgan struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.7 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
