Softball Recap: Hillsboro Trojans vs. Smoky Valley Vikings
Sadly, Hillsboro is still looking for their first win of the season after six games. Their tough 14-4 defeat to the Smoky Valley Vikings on Friday might stick with them for a while. That's two games in a row now that Hillsboro has lost by exactly ten runs.
Hillsboro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keitra Edwards, who scored a run while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Khloe Funk, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Even though they lost, Hillsboro was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .389. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Hillsboro's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Smoky Valley, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 4-1.
Hillsboro will head out on the road to take on Hesston at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillsboro has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for Smoky Valley, they will head out on the road to challenge Lyons on Friday. Smoky Valley is facing Lyons at the right time seeing as Lyons is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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