Hillsboro won the last time they faced North County, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Hillsboro Hawks walked away with a 6-3 victory over the North County Raiders.
Ashley Hilton was a major factor no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out 11 batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in strikeouts. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her five plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Sophie Errante, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Hannah Dubois, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hillsboro didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 strikeouts per game earlier this season, but in their last five matches they've averaged 9.
Hillsboro now has a winning record of 9-8. As for North County, they now have a losing record at 7-8.
Hillsboro will host Northwest at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. As for North County, they will challenge Fredericktown at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Fredericktown's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so North County's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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