Baseball Recap: Hillsboro's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Burros

Previous 5 Games

04/11/25 @ Franklin	3-5
04/08/25 vs Pearl-Cohn	17-0
04/07/25 vs Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet	11-1
04/02/25 vs Antioch	14-0
04/01/25 @ Antioch	13-2

After a string of seven wins, Hillsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Franklin Admirals by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Burros have suffered since April 29, 2024.

Michael Gooch, Jr was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 1-for-4. Clayton Jenkins was another key player, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.

Hillsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 14-6. As for Franklin, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-16.

Hillsboro has already played their next game, a 15-3 win against Overton on the 14th. As for Franklin, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 3-0 victory against Summit on the 14th.