Hebron had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Morgan Township Cherokees. That's more bragging rights for Hebron, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Brooke Cunningham spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Macey Siminski was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Heidi Pena was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
On Morgan Township's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Macy Grieger, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Hebron is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Morgan Township, their loss dropped their record down to 8-10.
Hebron will head out on the road to square off against Boone Grove at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday. Boone Grove's pitching crew has only allowed 3.4 runs per game this season, so Hebron's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Morgan Township, they will play host again on Monday to welcome Hammond Morton, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Hammond Morton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
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