Smoky Valley waltzed into their game on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Hillsboro Trojans 14-4. Considering Smoky Valley has won three contests by more than nine runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
For Hillsboro's part, they 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. Another player making a difference was 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.
Smoky Valley's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Hillsboro, they haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-6.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Smoky Valley will face off against Lyons on Friday. One thing working in Smoky Valley's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four matches. As for Hillsboro, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Hesston at 4:00 p.m. Hesston will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
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