Baseball Recap: Hillsboro Hawks vs. DeSoto Dragons
In what's become a running theme this season, Hillsboro gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They blew past the DeSoto Dragons 10-1. The victory was familiar territory for Hillsboro who now have four in a row.
Dominic Sutton was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched. Sutton was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cohen Linderer, who scored three runs and stole four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more stolen bases the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Max Partney, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hillsboro has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. As for DeSoto, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Hillsboro will head out on the road to challenge Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hillsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season. As for DeSoto, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Perryville at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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