Baseball Preview: Perryville Pirates vs. Hillsboro Hawks
Perryville and Hillsboro are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Perryville Pirates will head out on the road to face off against the Hillsboro Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Perryville is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.
Perryville can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent contest on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Meadow Heights.
Perryville got a massive performance out of Barrett Wheeler, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Grant Smith, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro beat Central 7-2 on Wednesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hillsboro.
Perryville's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-7. As for Hillsboro, their victory bumped their record up to 13-7.
Perryville suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to Hillsboro in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Perryville, Zachary Reynolds (who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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