Baseball Game Preview: Hicksville Aces vs. Hilltop Cadets

The Hicksville Aces will square off against the Hilltop Cadets at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Hicksville will be strutting in after a win while Hilltop will be coming in after a loss.

Hicksville is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Antwerp 13-1 on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Aces needed considering they were shut out in their previous matchup.

Meanwhile, Hilltop entered their game against Edon on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Cadets took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bombers.

Hilltop saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brennan Dempsey, who went 3-for-4 with one run and one RBI. Alejandro Rubalcava was another, going 1-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.

Hicksville's victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-6. As for Hilltop, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4.

Everything went Hicksville's way against Hilltop in their previous meeting back in April of 2025, as Hicksville made off with a 12-3 win. Will the Aces repeat their success, or do the Cadets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.