04/21/25 vs Chillicothe | 18 |
04/01/25 @ Washington | 18 |
04/28/25 @ McClain | 16 |
04/22/25 @ Chillicothe | 16 |
04/02/25 vs Washington | 14 |
Hillsboro got themselves on the board against McClain on Monday, but McClain never followed suit. They put the hurt on the Tigers with a sharp 16-0 win. Considering the Indians have won ten matchups by more than six runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Camryn Spruell made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out 15 over five innings pitched. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one home run and four RBI.
In other batting news, Madison Dearmon and Merideth Dietrick did most of the damage at the plate: Dearmon went 1-for-2 with one home run and four RBI, while Dietrick went a perfect 4-for-4 with four runs and one stolen base. Those four RBI gave Dearmon a new career-high. Choe Roberts was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Hillsboro always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .618. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as McClain only posted an OBP of .118.
Hillsboro pushed their record up to 15-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for McClain, they moved to 6-9 with that loss, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Hillsboro will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Tigers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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