Softball Preview: Hillsboro Hiltoppers vs. Greenville Comets
The Hillsboro Hiltoppers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Greenville Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Hillsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, Hillsboro beat Nokomis 6-3.
Anika Camp spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on ten hits.
On the hitting side, Hillsboro let Sophia Blankenship and Briley Kirby loose on the outfield. Blankenship scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Kirby scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Kirby has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Greenwood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Greenville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell victim to a rough 14-4 loss at the hands of Staunton.
Greenville saw nine different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ava Potthast, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kaitlyn Lurkins, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Even though they lost, Greenville was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with four doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Staunton only hit a.
Hillsboro's win bumped their record up to 10-8. As for Greenville, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-13.
Hillsboro suffered a grim 10-3 defeat to Greenville in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lurkins, who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that Hillsboro knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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