The Hillsboro Hiltoppers will head out on the road to challenge the Litchfield Purple Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Hillsboro finally turned things around against Nokomis on Thursday. Hillsboro came out on top in a nail-biter against Nokomis and snuck past 4-2.
Dylan Lessman tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
On the hitting side, Hillsboro saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eli Zaidi, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Litchfield has not done well against Greenville recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Litchfield walked away with a 4-1 victory over Greenville.
Hillsboro's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-18. As for Litchfield, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5.
Hillsboro might still be hurting after the 11-1 loss they got from Litchfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Hillsboro avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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