Hillsboro barely beat Italy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Everything went the Hillsboro Eagles' way against the Italy Gladiators on Thursday as the Hillsboro Eagles made off with a 15-9 victory. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 11-9 two weeks ago.
Connor Creech
| 03/20/25 vs Italy | 4 |
| 03/14/25 vs Venus | 3 |
| 02/28/25 vs Bishop Reicher Catholic | 2 |
| 03/08/25 @ Italy | 1 |
| 03/04/25 @ Ferris | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Connor Creech, who scored three runs and stole Four bases. while going 3-for-4. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in stolen bases. The team also got some help courtesy of Daniel Ortiz, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .533. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .500 or higher in three consecutive games.
Hillsboro's win bumped their record up to 6-10. As for Italy, they dropped their record down to 1-11 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Hillsboro will face off against Alvarado at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Alvarado has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Italy, they will head out on the road to take on Itasca at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Itasca is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 11.9 runs per game this season.
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