The Antioch Bears are on the road again on Thursday to play the Hillsboro Burros at 4:00 p.m. Antioch is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
Last Friday, Antioch came up short against University School of Nashville and fell 18-15. Even if Antioch couldn't come away with the victory, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their hitters, which had struggled int the games prior.
Chiari Batey was cooking despite her team's loss, going 3-for-4 with three runs, four RBI, and a double. Alaina Givens was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, sadly, Hillsboro is still looking for their first win of the season after five games. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 17-7 walloping at the hands of Lawson on Wednesday. That's two games in a row now that Hillsboro has lost by exactly ten runs.
Antioch dropped their record down to 4-7 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road. As for Hillsboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Antioch skirted past Hillsboro 7-6 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. The rematch might be a little tougher for Antioch 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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