Baseball Game Preview: Hillsboro Indians vs. Eastern Warriors

The Hillsboro Indians will face off against the Eastern Warriors at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Eastern took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hillsboro, who comes in off a win.

Hillsboro will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they didn't score any runs on Friday, then bounced right back against McClain on Monday. The Indians put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 11-1 victory. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for the Indians' hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.

Brady Juillerat was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Juillerat was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with four RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Jeven Hochstuhl was a standout: he went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases, one run, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gavin Greer, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Meanwhile, Eastern didn't have quite enough to beat Peebles on Friday and fell 4-3. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Hillsboro's win bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.