The Hillsdale Falcons will head out to take on the LaBrae Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Hillsdale easily dispatched Smithville on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Falcons fell just short of Ashland by a score of 6-4 on Tuesday. The Falcons' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Eben Wilson-Mills was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
At the plate, Hillsdale saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Hickey, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, LaBrae beat Mogadore 9-6 on Saturday. That's two games straight that the Vikings have won by exactly three runs.
Owen Boone was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI. Another player making a difference was Nathan Goldner, who earned one RBI, one run, and one stolen base.
LaBrae has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Hillsdale, their defeat dropped their record down to 14-9.
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