The Williamsburg Wildcats will challenge the Hillsboro Indians at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Hillsboro took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Williamsburg, who comes in off a win.
It was a proper cat-fight when Williamsburg duked it out with Felicity-Franklin on Wednesday. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Cardinals with a sharp 15-5 win. The Wildcats' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Williamsburg got a massive performance out of Aaron Hatter, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI and one run. That's the most RBI Hatter has posted since back in May of 2024. Another player making a difference was Michael Corcoran, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four runs and one stolen base.
Williamsburg always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .639. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Felicity-Franklin only posted an OBP of .423.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Hillsboro and Clinton-Massie meet (three straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Indians fell 6-3 to the Falcons. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Falcons recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Hillsboro saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Cornele, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI. Dylan Bender also deserves some recognition as he brought in his first RBI of the season.
Hillsboro's defeat dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Williamsburg, their victory bumped their record up to 2-5.
Williamsburg beat Hillsboro 9-4 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Wildcats have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Indians turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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