It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Hilltop can now relate to. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Ayersville Pilots on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Cadets couldn't push the score so high this time.
Hilltop saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Halle Jones, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one run.
Hilltop's defeat dropped their record down to 22-5. As for Ayersville, they pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
Hilltop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Ayersville, they will square off against Edgerton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The Pilots' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Bulldogs have averaged an impressive 9.9 runs per game this season.
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