Hillsboro waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Whiteoak Wildcats a 5-0 shutout. Five seems to be a good number for Hillsboro as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Camryn Spruell made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 19 over seven innings pitched. Spruell has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances. Spruell was also big at the plate, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and two RBI.
In other batting news, Halle Reveal was excellent, scoring a run and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4. Mylea Fridley was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
On Whiteoak's side, they saw one different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kylee Hamm, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Hillsboro's victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs per game. As for Whiteoak, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Hillsboro beat Whiteoak by a score of 9-3 later that day.
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