Hillsborough is 0-7 against Wharton since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Hillsborough Terriers will be playing at home against the Wharton Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Hillsborough's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Wharton's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hillsborough took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Brandon out 4-3.
The team relied heavily on Daniel Pena, who scored two runs and stole five bases while going 3-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wharton didn't have quite enough to beat Jefferson on Thursday and fell 3-2.
Wharton also got a good showing from Connor Evans, who pitched three innings while giving up no earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Wharton saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Justis Meadows, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Hillsborough has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-11 record this season. As for Wharton, their loss dropped their record down to 10-14.
Hillsborough couldn't quite finish off Wharton when the teams last played back in March and fell 6-4. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Wharton's Chase Andress, who didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Now that Hillsborough knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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