After a string of five wins, Hillsboro's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell 6-2 to the Seckman Jaguars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Hillsboro of the 3-1 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in March.
Dominic Sutton was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Cohen Linderer, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Hillsboro's loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9. As for Seckman, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10-1 record this season.
Hillsboro will head out on the road to challenge Hannibal at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Hillsboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season. As for Seckman, they will be playing in front of their home fans against De Smet Jesuit at 4:15 p.m. on Friday. De Smet Jesuit's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Seckman's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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