For the first time this season, Hesston will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game of the season: they will face off against the Hillsboro Trojans at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Hesston is leaving town to face Hillsboro after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Hesston took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Life Prep on Monday.
Hesston saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Keagan Shelite, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro made easy work of Canton-Galva on Tuesday and carried off a 13-7 win. The victory continues a trend for the Trojans in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won four in a row.
Dalton Philpott and Kyson Gawith were a major factor while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Philpott struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off four hits. Meanwhile, Gawith pitched three innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-low in walks (one). At the plate, Philpott scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances, while Gawith went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one RBI. Philpott is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played dating back to last season.
In other batting news, Nash Dickinson and Zayne Haslett did most of the damage at the plate: Dickinson went 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and one double, while Haslett scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashton Talkington, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .523. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Canton-Galva only posted an OBP of .355.
Hesston came out on top in a nail-biter against Hillsboro when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 7-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hesston since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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