Hillsboro had lost ten straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Friday they dropped down to 2-7 to make it 11. They lost 8-2 to the Smoky Valley Vikings. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Vikings this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 on Friday.
Hillsboro saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jaeten Loewen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one run. Maddox Hefley also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
As for Smoky Valley, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-4. Considering they have won three contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
On Smoky Valley's side, Kylan Lindquist made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave Lindquist a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base and one run.
In other batting news, Kaleb Burgardt was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double. Smoky Valley is 2-1 when Burgardt posts two or more runs, but 2-3 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Ty Heitschmidt, who went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.
Looking ahead, Hillsboro will square off against Herington at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The Railers have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 15 runs per game on average), something the Trojans will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Smoky Valley, they will challenge Larned on Tuesday.
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