Baseball Recap: Hillsboro Picks Up Fourth Consecutive Win

While Hillsboro's victory against Parkrose wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Spartans sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 9-7 win over the Broncos on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Spartans as they're now sitting on four straight.

Connor Hammond made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched 6.1 innings while giving up four earned (and three unearned) runs off three hits. Hammond was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.

Stanley Ritter

Hits (Career)

05/02/25 @ Parkrose	4
04/01/25 vs Gresham	1
03/29/25 vs David Douglas	1
03/28/25 vs North Salem	1

Hammond wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Stanley Ritter, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBI. Those four hits gave Ritter a new career-high.

Hillsboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Parkrose only posted a batting average of .185.

Hillsboro's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Parkrose, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-12.

Hillsboro will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Broncos: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.