Hillsboro has gone 8-1 against Windsor recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when Hawks faces off against the Windsor Owls at 4:30 p.m. Hillsboro will be looking to keep their five-game home win streak alive.
Hillsboro gave up the first runs last Thursday, but they didn't let that get them down. They were the clear victor by a 13-7 margin over Seckman. That's two games straight that the Hawks have won by exactly six runs.
Ashley Hilton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered seven earned runs on nine hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Lorelei Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in OBP. Another player making a difference was Hannah Dubois, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Hillsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with seven strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Seckman only tossed three.
Meanwhile, Windsor earned a 6-2 win over Lutheran South on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Owls.
Hillsboro is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-8 record this season. As for Windsor, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Hillsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Windsor in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Hillsboro repeat their success, or does Windsor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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