The Shawe Memorial Hilltoppers will take on the Trimble County Raiders at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Shawe Memorial has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 6.
Milan hit Shawe Memorial with a seven-run fourth inning on Wednesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hilltoppers came up short against the Indians, falling 9-3.
Joseph Hart and Clark Nichter did some serious damage despite the final result: Hart went 3-for-4 with two RBI, while Nichter went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Brogan Johnson, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Trimble County came up short against Eminence on Thursday and fell 10-5. The Raiders have struggled against the Warriors recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Trimble County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Taylor, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Nolan Hunt was another, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI.
Trimble County's defeat dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Shawe Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 1-11.
Shawe Memorial couldn't quite get it done against Trimble County when the teams last played back in April as they fell 8-5. Can the Hilltoppers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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