Unioto has been on the road for two straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Hillsboro Indians at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Unioto: 3.4, Hillsboro: 2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Unioto was able to grind out a solid victory over Huntington, taking the game 5-1.
Hannah Hull spent all seven innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Abbie Marshall was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run and four RBI. Another player making a difference was Ava Dettwiller, who went 1-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Cavaliers out 2-1. That's two games straight that Hillsboro has won by just one run.
Unioto now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Hillsboro, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Unioto beat Hillsboro 6-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Unioto repeat their success, or does Hillsboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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